A visit to the Williams Family 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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Family Cemetery:
39.8920, -91.0976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Williams Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Williams Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grubb Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Grubb Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Zander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zander Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander Cemetery
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Broady Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hughes Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Kimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kimmons Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmons Cemetery
- Pearce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearce Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nation Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nation Cemetery
- Hufnagel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hufnagel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufnagel Cemetery
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- Lierly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lierly Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lierly Cemetery
- Klarner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Klarner Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klarner Cemetery
- Drescher Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goertz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goertz Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goertz Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Payson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Coatsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blacks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- Ewbanks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Marblehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Mound Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Baylis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Barry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Williams Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Golden
- Golden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Williams Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Golden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Hull
- Hull lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Williams Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Payson
- Payson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Williams Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720581 (Williams Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720581 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Williams Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8919915 Lon: -91.0976382
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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 Illinois' counties, including Adams, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Family 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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