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:
36.3745, -90.2659
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 Clay County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Flock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Trovillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trovillon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trovillon Cemetery
- Winston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Myer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Myer Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myer Hill Cemetery
- Piggott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Piggott Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggott Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Marys Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Woodland Heights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Heights Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights Cemetery
- The Woodland Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1858245 <5>
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Pollard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Piggott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDougal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Fagus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pine City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Holcomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaduke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Kennett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Qulin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Moark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Lafe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Senath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Clarkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Peach Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Neelyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbell
- Clarkton
- Corning
- Greenway
- Kennett
- Marmaduke
- Piggott
- Qulin
- Rector
- Senath
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 Williams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #56392 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56392 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rector
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3745054 Lon: -90.2659343
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Clay, 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. |