A visit to the 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. 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 Williams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery:
32.1557, -85.6908
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williams Cemetery is located in Bullock County<2>.
The county seat for Bullock County is located in Union Springs. Union Springs lies just to the southwest of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Moultrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moultrie Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Lydia Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Peniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
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- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Ivory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ivory Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Mt. Azure Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Azure Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Azure Cemetery
- The Mt. Azure Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Azure Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24587 <5>
- Three Notch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Three Notch Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Three Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Inverness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Smuteye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Hardaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Fitzpatrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Postoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Perote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Saco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Hurtsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Tuskegee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- La Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Calebee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
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 Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bullock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hurtsboro
- Tuskegee
- Union Springs
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 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 Williams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bullock 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 Williams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129003 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129003 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: Bullock
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Springs
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1557047 Lon: -85.6907824
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Bullock, 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- Williams 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |