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:
32.3296, -82.3887
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 Toombs County<2>.
The county seat for Toombs County is located in Lyons. Lyons lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Williamson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Williamson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Pendleton Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morris Graves is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Graves
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pidgeon Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eternal Glory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McLeod Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McLeod Grave is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Grave
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Oak Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Rowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Vidalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Higgston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gillis Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Santa Claus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Nunez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soperton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Norristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ohoopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Cobbtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Swainsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Toombs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Williamson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Stillmore
- Swainsboro
- Vidalia
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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Toombs 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 #325378 (Williamson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325378 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: Toombs
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Park SW
- Location given for Williamson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3296238 Lon: -82.3887384
- 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 Toombs, 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- 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> | 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. |