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 ...
The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- 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
- 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
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- 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
- 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]<2> to the north of Childersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <3>
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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]<2> of the Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alpine
- Bon Air
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bridgeton
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Calcis
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chelsea
- Childersburg
- Comerdale
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Easonville ‑ Historic
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- East Bend
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Harpersville
- Leeds
- Logan Martin Dam
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Sterrett
- Sycamore
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Vandiver
- Vincent
- Westover
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Wilsonville
- Winterboro
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Zubers
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Williamson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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