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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery

Lat:   31.9002°   (31° 54' 0")

Lon:   -83.1543°   (-83° 9' 15")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Telfair County<2>.

The county seat for Telfair County is located in McRae - Helena. McRae - Helena lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.

  • Sharon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Telfair County
  • Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Telfair County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Telfair County
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Dodge County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
  • Boney Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boney Family Cemetery
    • The Boney Family Cemetery is located in Telfair County
  • Studstill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Dodge County
  • Rhine City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhine City Cemetery
    • The Rhine City Cemetery is located in Dodge County
    • The Rhine City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bay Springs Cemetery
  • McCall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
  • Tomberlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomberlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tomberlin Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wilcox - Reid Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox - Reid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox - Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilcox - Reid Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
    • Reaves - Bates Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves - Bates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves - Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reaves - Bates Cemetery is located in Dodge County
    • Reid Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reid Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Reid Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reid Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Reid Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reid Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
    • Hulett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hulett Cemetery is located in Telfair County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Telfair County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Rhine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <6>
  • Milan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <6>
  • Abbeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fitzgerald
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chauncey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Abba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Arp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Arp is located in Irwin County
  • McRae - Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • McRae
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
  • Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rebecca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eastman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Irwinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <6>
    • Mystic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <6>
    • Ocilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <6>
    • Ambrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Scotland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <6>
    • Pitts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Telfair 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 first visit 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:

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 #356967  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #356967 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rhine
    • County: Telfair         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #356967 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Telfair, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9002, Longitude: -83.1543       In this case, the coordinates for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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