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:
39.6312, -80.8587
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 Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies just to the north of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shriver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Emma Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Emma Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Grove Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Schupbach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hannibal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hannibal Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hannibal Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery
- The Apostolic Christian Fellowship Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Apostolic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143089 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Stender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stender Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stender Cemetery
- Van Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Van Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Camp Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Yoho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bokelman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fluharty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluharty Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Huff Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Huff Family Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Family Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sardis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Paden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Childs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bebee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Sistersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Benwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Adonis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Barker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
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 Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarington
- Middlebourne
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
- Sistersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wetzel 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 #1548719 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548719 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Martinsville
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6311882 Lon: -80.8587111
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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 Wetzel, 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 things 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. |
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