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:
31.7002, -85.7883
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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 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.
- Fleming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Brundidge City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Brundidge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22822 <5>
- Pea River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Hamilton Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Driggers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Driggers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggers Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Brooks Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Graves is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Graves
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Brundidge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Tennille
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Roeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Ariton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Java
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mossy Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Phillips Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Wilkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- McClure Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
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.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Louisville
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 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 #163577 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163577 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: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brundidge
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7001624 Lon: -85.7882777
- 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 '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |