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 (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. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 is located in Wood County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Wood County: Athens (OH), Meigs (OH), Washington (OH), Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Walker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walker:
- Wood County (The home county of Walker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Dallison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
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- Leachtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
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- Slate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
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- Kanawha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
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- Mineral Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- North Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lubeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Freed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Big Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Grantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocksdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Hur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Russet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Pink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Beech
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Arnoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Doddridge County
- Duckworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Newberne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- De Kalb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Stumptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Browning ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Medina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Willowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Odaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Meadowdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Wilding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Neptune
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sandyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Horseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Willow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Adlai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Petroleum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Rusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Oxbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cantwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cornwallis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- League
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Ellenboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Reedy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Triplett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Flint Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Plum Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- McKim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Friendly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Greencastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Burning Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Youba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Beebe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Stewart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Guysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tuppers Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Spiller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Belpre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Sandhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Yankeeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Newell Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Harmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Porterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Grand View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Devola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Devola is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walker, see our County-by-County Page for Walker.
Cemeteries Near Walker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Beha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vaught Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (701 more) ...
- Fought Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Everly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walker had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Eaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eaton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Dallison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Leachtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Deerwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deerwalk is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Cisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Petroleum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Davisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davisville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mineral Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tallyho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Rusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walker.
Newspapers Published in Walker ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walker, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walker:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |