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:
35.5368, -93.8966
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 Franklin County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Threadgill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Threadgill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threadgill Cemetery
- Lessley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lessley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Hamm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- McNelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McNelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNelly Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
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- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Roger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview 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:
- Cravens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- White Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Felkner Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Watalula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Webb City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Wiederkehr Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Altus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Denning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Alix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Linville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Locke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Donald ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Bidville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Coal Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Ratcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Batson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Cass
- Cass lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cass.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Coal Hill
- Mulberry
- Ozark
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 professional and volunteer 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 Franklin 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 #74158 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #74158 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cravens
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5367512 Lon: -93.896587
- 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 Franklin, 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 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. |