A visit to the Gil 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 Gil Williams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gil Williams Cemetery:
37.6639, -83.2097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gil Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gil Williams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Gil Williams 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 Gil Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gil Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Back Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Fleming Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rudd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- Crafts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crafts Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Cemetery
- Kennard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kennard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard Cemetery
- John Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The John Cole Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Cole Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Hanson Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanson Rowe Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Rowe Cemetery
- Puncheon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Puncheon Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puncheon Cemetery
- The Puncheon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stephen B. Howard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351437 <5>
- Clay Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clay Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Arnett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- McQuinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McQuinn Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuinn Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Jackson L Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Gabriel Jack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gabriel Jack Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Jack Cemetery
- Alex & Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alex & Mary Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex & Mary Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gil Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gil Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bays
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Ova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Netty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Rousseau
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Hendricks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Rock Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Taulbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Elsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Lee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Cannel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sublett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Salyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Helechawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Vancleve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Quicksand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Frozen Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Wolverine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Marshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Maggard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
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 Gil Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gil Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Gil Williams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Gil Williams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2339046 (Gil Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339046 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seitz
- Location given for Gil Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6638819 Lon: -83.2097426
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, 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 from Point A (ie- Gil 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. |
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