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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:

31.3007, -87.6883

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 Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northeast 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mamies Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Phillips Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shomo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Shomo Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shomo Cemetery
  • Mineola Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Mineola Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
  • Weatherford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • William Weatherford Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grave of Red Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Grave of Red Eagle is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave of Red Eagle
  • Tate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Steadham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blake Place Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blake Place Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Place Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blake Place Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Blacksher
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564435 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
    • New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Carlton.
      • The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Canaan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105956 <5>
    • Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
    • Semirah Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tensaw Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Booneville Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Franks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Franks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
    • Dixie Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Dixie Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Church Cemetery
    • Mothershed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mothershed Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mothershed Cemetery
    • Uriah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Uriah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah Cemetery
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Little River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blacksher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Carlton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gainestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Uriah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tensaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Alma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Barlow Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Huxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
  • Goodway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Megargel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Latham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Walker Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Perdue Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Suggsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Frisco City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Claiborne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Carson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Prestwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Sunflower
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Perdido
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Monroe 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 #154604  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154604 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chrysler
      • Location given for Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3007257     Lon: -87.6883255
      • 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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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