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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamson Cemetery:
35.6801, -91.2440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the south southwest of the Williamson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Williamson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts - Penix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Gracelawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gracelawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelawn Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Diaz.
- Stennick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stennick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennick Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Harper - Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Campbell Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jacksonport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Tuckerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Island Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Kenyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Grubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Remmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Auvergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Amagon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Swifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oil Trough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Algoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Magness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Shoffner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Balch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Thida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Sulphur Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Newport
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
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 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #56405 (Williamson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56405 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuckerman
- Location given for Williamson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6800782 Lon: -91.2440167
- 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamson 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. |