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:
33.4554, -85.4708
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 Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Wedowee. Wedowee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Goldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goldridge Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldridge Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Wedowee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22867 <5>
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Shiloh Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethena Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cleburne Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Ranburne.
- The Crumley's Chapel Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crumbleys Chapel Cemetery
- Crumley's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254824 <5>
- Beason Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beason Grove Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Grove Cemetery
- Hepsabah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hepsabah Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsabah Cemetery
- Wise Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wise Chapel Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Chapel Cemetery
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:
- Morrison Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Newell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Micaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Milner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Hightower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Ranburne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wedowee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Hollis Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Christiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Ofelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Bowdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Abel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Haynes Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
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 Randolph 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 visit 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 Randolph 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 #135832 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135832 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newell
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4553898 Lon: -85.4707866
- 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 Randolph, 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 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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