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A visit to the Williams Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Cemetery (FG ID #108875).

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:

38.5955, -88.2628

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

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 25 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.

  • Wells Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Zif Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Zif Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zif Cemetery
  • Moutray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moutray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moutray Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Crews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Decker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Decker Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Carson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
    • Gallagher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
    • Barth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Barth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
    • Traverse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Traverse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Cemetery
    • Clay City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laird Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Laird Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Noble Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Village of Noble Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hanna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Wayne 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 start with 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: