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:
31.7877, -86.0797
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the east northeast of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillard & Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Ward - Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Wingard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wingard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Goshen First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Smilie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smilie Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilie Cemetery
- Spillars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spillars Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillars Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Hallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Youngblood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wingard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vidette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Ansley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- McClure Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mossy Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Petrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Luverne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Vernledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Wilkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
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 Pike 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 professional and volunteer 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 Pike 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 #163576 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163576 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Youngblood
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.787656 Lon: -86.0796768
- 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 Pike, 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 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. |