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:
34.7784, -84.8099
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 Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Chatsworth. Chatsworth lies just to the east 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 20 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.
- Murray Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrison Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- The Elrod Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647679 <5>
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
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- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wagnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wagnon Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnon Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Connally Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Connally Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally Cemetery
- Ernest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ernest Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Amazing Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Amazing Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazing Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amazing Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Crandall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978198 <5>
- Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Eton.
- The Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sumach Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1252577 <5>
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] of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chatsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Ruralvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Crandall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crown Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Ball Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Waring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tails Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Varnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Face
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Cohutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Resaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Trickum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Hill City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Red Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Catoosa Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
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. The following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- Eton
- Eton lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
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 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 Murray 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 #334573 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #334573 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatsworth
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.778414 Lon: -84.8099399
- 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 Murray, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |