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:
37.6265, -82.4165
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 11 miles [17.7 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 29 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.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Apple Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- W J May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The W J May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W J May Cemetery
- Romans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romans Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Caney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Tandy Sester Alley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrison Lowe Branch #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Shermon Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Lowe Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Lowe Cemetery
- Orrison R Lowe #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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:
- Varney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Sidney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Gulnare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- South Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McAndrews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Huddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Belfry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toler is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Raccoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Kimper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Pinsonfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hardy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Chattaroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
- Blair Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- McVeigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Coal Run Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Betsy Layne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Sprigg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
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 Pike 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pike 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 #506804 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506804 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Varney
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6264889 Lon: -82.4165357
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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 Pike, 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 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> | 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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