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:
34.9045, -85.7355
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of the Williams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Brown - Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown - Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Wimberley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wimberley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wimberley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stevenson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27158 <5>
- Foshee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cawlfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawlfield Cemetery
- Caperton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caperton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton Cemetery
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Potato Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Hill Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Haynes Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Stevenson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Richard City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Higdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- South Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Rash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cole City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Stewart Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Fackler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Jackson 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 #129011 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129011 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9045256 Lon: -85.7355276
- 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 Jackson, 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. |