A visit to the Williamson 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 Williamson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamson Cemetery:
33.3673, -86.4180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Williamson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Williamson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Arkwright Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Church Cemetery
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arkwright Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Grove Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
- Old Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reynolds Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Chancellor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
- Nicholls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Childersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old Sterrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sterrett Cemetery
- Sterrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harpersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vincent
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calcis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Logan Martin Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Sterrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Childersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vandiver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Zubers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Comerdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Dunnavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Shoal Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winterboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Sycamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bridgeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
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 Williamson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Leeds
- Leeds lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Williamson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leeds.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149460 (Williamson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149460 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harpersville
- Location given for Williamson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3673321 Lon: -86.4180354
- 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 Shelby, 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- Williamson 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. |