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:
37.1895, -85.1002
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 Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Heiter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heiter Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiter Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Dunbar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Free Union Church Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Church Cemetery
- The Free Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Free Union Cemetery
- Free Union Separate Baptist Churh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1309143 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Russell Springs.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433957 <5>
- Thomastown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thomastown Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roley Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Cold Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Spring Cemetery is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Spring 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 Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eunice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Pellyton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Neatsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Ella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Dunbar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sano
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Dunnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Christine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Casey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Evans Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rheber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rheber is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheber
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Knifley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Gentrys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Rubert Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
- Craycraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Honey Acre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Phil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Absher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Absher is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
- Garlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garlin is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlin
- Russell Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Feathersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Speck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Speck is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
- Holmes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holmes is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:
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 #506780 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506780 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dunnville
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1895131 Lon: -85.1002346
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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