A visit to the Williams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Cemetery (FG ID #2457987).
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:
37.7619, -83.0069
The Williams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the west of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Ham Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tackett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riley Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tackett Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Borders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Borders Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borders Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frank Prater Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Prater Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Falcon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Painters Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salyersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ivyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Flat Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sublett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Asa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Maggard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gapville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Fuget
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
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. The following communities are located in Magoffin 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 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 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 Williams Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2457987
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #506807 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506807 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: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salyersville North
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.762037 Lon: -83.0068348
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |