A visit to the Walker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Walker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walker Cemetery:
38.5340, -80.8057
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walker Cemetery is located in Nicholas County<2>.
The county seat for Nicholas County is located in Summersville. Summersville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Strange Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <5>
- Goad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goad Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keener Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- Duffield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Duffield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield Cemetery
- Stumble Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stumble Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumble Run Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bealls Mill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mill Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Creek Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Gassaway.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Birch River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Widen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Strange Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Little Birch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Frametown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gassaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Erbacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Dink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Walker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nicholas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Walker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nicholas County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Walker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548717 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548717 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Nicholas
- Est. Elev: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herold
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5339911 Lon: -80.8056555
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Frametown and Gassaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |