A visit to the Williford 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 Williford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williford Cemetery:
40.9389, -91.5335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williford Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies just to the north northwest of the Williford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Williford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690429 <5>
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Home Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Home Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Bethel Cemetery
- Abraham Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Abraham Farm Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Farm Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Oakland Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carnahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beery Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beery Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hunting Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Cemetery
- Abbe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Abbe Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbe Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Richwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richwoods Cemetery (Old) is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
- The Richwoods Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- Richwoods South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281498 <5>
- Cholera Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cholera Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Houghton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swedesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Lockridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Mount Hamill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Olds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 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 Williford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Wayland
- West Point
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Williford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Williford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981540 (Williford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981540 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for Williford Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9389193 Lon: -91.5334926
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Henry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williford 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. |
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