Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Walker Place (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Walker Place. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Walker Place ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Walker Place: Walker Pl. (or less commonly used: Walker Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walker Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walker Place.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Walker Place is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Grayson, Russell, Scott & Smyth.
Below are the counties that are near Walker Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walker Place:
- Washington County (The home county of Walker Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Lindell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Clinchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Glade Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Fleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Holston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Council
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Mavisdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Leemaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Bearwallow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Vansant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Height
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Royal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Carrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Aily
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Herald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Whitetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Barnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Artrip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Dye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Jessees Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Creswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Carterton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maces Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Allison Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chilhowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adwolf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Ellendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Atkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Paintlick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Claypool Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Steeleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Richlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Ash
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Cedar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pounding Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Harman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Maxwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Thompson Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Dunford Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Sturgills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Shingletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Fuller
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Holston Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Hunter Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Collingwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Beechnut City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Height
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walker Place, see our County-by-County Page for Walker Place.
Cemeteries Near Walker Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker Place.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Walker Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walker Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1144 more) ...
- Fogleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aistrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Walker Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walker Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walker Place, with the one closest to Walker Place listed first.
- Lindell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Rockdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Glenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Shortsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Elk Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Lowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Barnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Glade Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saltville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walker Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walker Place.
Newspapers Published in Walker Place ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walker Place, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walker Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walker Place:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Grayson County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Wise County
- Ashe County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walker Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walker Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |