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Walker Family Cemetery

Allais, Perry County, Kentucky, USA

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  • Get directions Walker Branch Road
    Allais, Kentucky, USA
    Coordinates: 37.25315, -83.16264
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Walker Cemetery was founded some time in the early 1900's and for most of it's existence did not have an access road of any kind. Your only option was a trek up a steep mountain side or a longer trek across the mountain to a switchback and follow an old hiker's trail. Finally, in the 1990's a local gas company widened the old hiking trail and paved it over as an access road to a pipeline of theirs. The new(-ish) road is a big improvement. The cemetery itself starts at the end of the road and spreads across an acre or so on the mountain side. There are over 40 known graves at this point but note the place does contain several unmarked graves or old sandstone markers that are virtually unreadable. This place of final rest, which is mostly for the Walker Family and their relative's though others are buried here, is located on private land. According to the land owner anyone is welcomed to visit without limitation but the place is monitored in case of vandalism. Parking is very limited.



Directions: Leaving downtown Hazard, Ky you take North Main St. (roughly) 1.5 miles to Allais Road. A bridge will be on the left as you turn onto Allais Rd. Continue for 0.25 of a mile till you see the Hazard Community & Technical College (HCTC) and turn right again onto Walker Branch Road. Continue for another 1.5 Miles until you come to a fork in the road (Pineview Dr. is left, Walker Branch Road is right) and turn right and 2/10's of a mile up this road will be a switchback that leads to the cemetery.

Walker Cemetery was founded some time in the early 1900's and for most of it's existence did not have an access road of any kind. Your only option was a trek up a steep mountain side or a longer trek across the mountain to a switchback and follow an old hiker's trail. Finally, in the 1990's a local gas company widened the old hiking trail and paved it over as an access road to a pipeline of theirs. The new(-ish) road is a big improvement. The cemetery itself starts at the end of the road and spreads across an acre or so on the mountain side. There are over 40 known graves at this point but note the place does contain several unmarked graves or old sandstone markers that are virtually unreadable. This place of final rest, which is mostly for the Walker Family and their relative's though others are buried here, is located on private land. According to the land owner anyone is welcomed to visit without limitation but the place is monitored in case of vandalism. Parking is very limited.



Directions: Leaving downtown Hazard, Ky you take North Main St. (roughly) 1.5 miles to Allais Road. A bridge will be on the left as you turn onto Allais Rd. Continue for 0.25 of a mile till you see the Hazard Community & Technical College (HCTC) and turn right again onto Walker Branch Road. Continue for another 1.5 Miles until you come to a fork in the road (Pineview Dr. is left, Walker Branch Road is right) and turn right and 2/10's of a mile up this road will be a switchback that leads to the cemetery.

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