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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   32.8265°   (32° 49' 35")

Lon:   -85.8338°   (-85° 50' 1")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.

The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies just to the east of the Williams Cemetery .

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 Tallapoosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Williams Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Williams Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dadeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <4>
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Susannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Agricola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Hale County
    • Our Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
      • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Alexander City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <4>
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Camp Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
      • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Fishpond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
        • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jordan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
        • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Ray
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
        • Ray is located in Coosa County
      • Church Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
        • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Roxana
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
        • Roxana is located in Lee County
      • Dudleyville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
        • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • New Site
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
        • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Cowpens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
        • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Kent
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
      • Reeltown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
        • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Kellyton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
        • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 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 Tallapoosa County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Farrow Dennis Graveyard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrow Dennis Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farrow Dennis Graveyard is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrow Dennis Graveyard
    • Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Benson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Benson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Benson Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
    • Spain Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spain Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery
    • Red Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepard Graveyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepard Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shepard Graveyard is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepard Graveyard
    • Jacksons Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Mask Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Mask Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mask Cemetery
      • Lockhart Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Concord Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • County Line Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Union Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Holley Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holley Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #129006  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #129006 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dadeville
      • County: Tallapoosa         Elev: 162
      • Location given for GNIS #129006 (Williams Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8265, Longitude: -85.8338    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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