A visit to the Williams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Cemetery (FG ID #56841).
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:
36.4919, -93.5558
The Williams Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The High Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Viola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Viola Cemetery is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Viney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Viney Cemetery is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Eye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berryville Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn 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:
- Polo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Urbanette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arrow Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Golden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lampe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Shell Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Eye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chain-O-Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Holiday Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marmaros
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberling City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hill City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
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 Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berryville
- Eureka Springs
- Green Forest
- Kimberling City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #56841
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56395 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56395 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandview
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4920115 Lon: -93.5560217
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Carroll, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |