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:
36.4681, -90.5623
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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allmandinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark Cemetery
- Sheely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheely Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheely Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Corning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Corning Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Redenbo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Redenbo Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redenbo Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Masterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Masterson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cantwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cantwell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell Cemetery
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- Neeleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neeleyville Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeleyville Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Kelsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelsey Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Cemetery
- Lutz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutz Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutz Cemetery
- Crab Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crab Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Barfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Harris Ridge Cemetery is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Moark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Success
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Success is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- McDougal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Datto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Datto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Knobel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Oxly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Reyno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Gamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Current View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
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- Current View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Fairdealing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Harviell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Biggers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Pollard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fagus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fagus is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Oglesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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 #56394 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56394 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: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corning
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4681152 Lon: -90.562334
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | 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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