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:
32.3171, -85.2436
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Williams Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seale UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Seale UMC Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale UMC Cemetery
- The Seale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seal UMC Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Uchee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Uchee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uchee Cemetery
- Walker Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joshua Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Joshua Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Phillips - Barnett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Star Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Pittsview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Hatchechubbee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Seale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hugley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Pittsview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Marvyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Hurtsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Fort Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Society Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Oswichee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ladonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Prince Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Cottonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Loflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Holy Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Jernigan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Fontaine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Phenix City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Fort Benning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith's Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
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 Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Benning
- Hurtsboro
- Phenix City
- Seale
- Seale lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
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 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 Russell 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 #129004 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129004 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seale
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3170906 Lon: -85.2435506
- 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 Russell, 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 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. |