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:
32.6782, -87.1161
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Marion. Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Farrer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrer Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Iveys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Iveys Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveys Chapel Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Dobyne - Haggard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Barron - Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Medline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Medline Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medline Cemetery
- Legal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Legal Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legal Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Sprott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Oakmulgee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Suttle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Riderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Augustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Plantersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vilula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Vine Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Valley Grande
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Lawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Harrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Tucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Centreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Morgan Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Brent
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Perry 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Perry 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 #149847 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149847 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buck Creek
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6781859 Lon: -87.1161053
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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 Perry, 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 things 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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