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:
30.3105, -89.9326
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 Saint Tammany Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toomer Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Toomer Memorial Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomer Memorial Cemetery
- James Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The James Todd Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Todd Cemetery
- Cousin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cousin Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousin Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Dubuisson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Peace Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peace Grove Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Grove Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mandeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mandeville Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amos Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Amos Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Chinchuba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Chinchuba Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinchuba Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oddfellow Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- The Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
- Slidell Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haaswood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Haaswood Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haaswood Cemetery
- Porters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Porters Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- The Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pearl River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68537 <5>
- Henry Talley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Talley Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Talley Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Cemetery is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Lacombe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Shore Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore Beach is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- Huntwyck Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huntwyck Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Browns Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- North Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Shore is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Eden Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Isle is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Lake Shore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Oak Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Harbor is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- McClane City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McClane City is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Slidell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slidell is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <6>
- Bon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bon Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Tanglewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
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- Northwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northwood Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Mandeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Pearl River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is also located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Abita Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talisheek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Saint Tammany Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Gainesville - Historic
- Mandeville
- Slidell
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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #1628507 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1628507 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
- Parish: St. Tammany
- Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lacombe
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.3104733 Lon: -89.9325703
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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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |