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A visit to the Fort Williams Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ft. Williams Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Williams Cemetery

Lat:   33.1404°   (33° 8' 25")

Lon:   -86.4647°   (-86° 27' 52")

The Ft. Williams Cemetery is located in Talladega County<2>.

The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ft. Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ft. Williams Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Talladega Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talladega Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talladega Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Talladega Springs Cemetery is located in Talladega County
  • Heaslet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaslet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaslet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heaslet Cemetery is located in Talladega County
  • Crumpton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crumpton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crumpton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Blue Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Old Good Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Kahatchee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kahatchee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kahatchee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kahatchee Cemetery is located in Talladega County
  • Wilsonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Old Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery is located in Coosa County
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Farr Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Beaver Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Old Shelby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shelby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Shelby Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Gardens of Rest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardens of Rest
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardens of Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardens of Rest is located in Shelby County
    • Columbiana Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbiana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbiana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columbiana Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Brasher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brasher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County

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 Ft. Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Talladega Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
    • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Fayetteville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
  • Merrell Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
    • Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
  • Pine Grove Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
  • Wilsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
    • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
  • Columbiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gantts Quarry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantts Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
    • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Comerdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
    • Comerdale is located in Talladega County
  • Zubers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
    • Zubers is located in Talladega County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bon Air
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
      • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Childersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weogufka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
      • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
    • Sylacauga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mignon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Jumbo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
      • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
    • Stewartville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Coosa County
    • Oldfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oldfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
    • Harpersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Westover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
    • Chelsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Calera
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Ft. Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Talladega County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ft. Williams Cemetery:

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 Ft. Williams Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #118524  (Fort Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #118524 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wilsonville
    • County: Talladega         Elev: 123
    • Location given for GNIS #118524 (Fort Williams Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1404, Longitude: -86.4647       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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