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. 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:
38.3537, -87.2983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Hedges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hedges Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The DeJarnett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnett Cemetery
- Loveless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Cemetery
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- McGillem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGillem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGillem Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellow Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Bruster Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Oakland City Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakland City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dongola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Glezen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oatsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Spurgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Mackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Whiteoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Alford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Buckskin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stendal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Velpen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- White Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Algiers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Otwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Highbank Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Wheatonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Graham Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Giro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lynnville
- Oakland City
- Otwell
- Petersburg
- Princeton
- Winslow
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 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 Williams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446059 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446059 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland City
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3536598 Lon: -87.2983447
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Pike, 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- Williams 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. |