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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 37.0383° (37° 2' 17")
Lon: -85.1680° (-85° 10' 4")
The Williams Cemetery is located in Adair County<1>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the west northwest of the Williams Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Williams Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freedom Separater Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rippetoe Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webb - Humble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haven Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucenda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucenda Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucenda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lucenda Cemetery is located in Russell County
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]<2> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montpelier
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Esto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Esto
- From the Williams Cemetery to Esto
- Gentrys Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crocus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crocus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crocus
- From the Williams Cemetery to Crocus
- Russell Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craycraft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Joppa
- From the Williams Cemetery to Joppa
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sano
- From the Williams Cemetery to Sano
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
- Garlin is located in Adair County
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Gadberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Inroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inroad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inroad
- From the Williams Cemetery to Inroad
- Cundiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Absher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Absher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Absher
- From the Williams Cemetery to Absher
- Eunice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eunice have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Flatwood
(10 miles [16.1 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 Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Jamestown
- Russell Springs
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Adair County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Williams Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0383, Longitude: -85.1680 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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