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:
32.5338, -82.0657
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 Candler County<2>.
The county seat for Candler County is located in Metter. Metter lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Williams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33778 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Oliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliff Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliff Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Hendrix & Welsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin City Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Dekle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dekle Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mincy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mincy Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Hooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hooks Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hooks Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Twin City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420639 <5>
- Twin City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin City Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- The Twin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whetsell Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Roundtree Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowart Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Portal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Portal Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal Cemetery
- Scarboro Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aaron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Twin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Metter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Register
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Rocky Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Emmalane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swainsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nunez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cobbtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <6>
- Statesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Oak Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clito
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Olde Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Millen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cooperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
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 Candler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millen
- Statesboro
- Stillmore
- Swainsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Candler 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 #342906 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #342906 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: Candler
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Twin City SE
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5337752 Lon: -82.0656755
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Candler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |