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:
37.8356, -85.8363
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 Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The French Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The French Cemetery is located in Hardin County
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- Atcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Atcher Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atcher Cemetery
- Patterson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- McMillen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McMillen Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillen Cemetery
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Wooldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wooldridge Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Cowley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cowley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Gunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunning Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cemetery
- Maffet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maffet Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maffet Cemetery
- Stader Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stader Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stader Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Colesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colesburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Radcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crest is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Lebanon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Dietz Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Tunnel Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Vine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Younger Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Rose Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rineyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van Voorhis Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Bardstown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Muldraugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cupio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Kraft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Gaithers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gaithers is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithers
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Flaherty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
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 Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethtown
- Shepherdsville
- West Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 #506808 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506808 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colesburg
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8356215 Lon: -85.8363502
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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 Hardin, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |