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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:

42.4779, -72.1151

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 Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Williams Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ledgeville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ledgeville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgeville Cemetery
  • South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The South Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
  • East Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The East Street Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Coolidge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery
  • Nichewaug Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nichewaug Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichewaug Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Buckminster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Buckminster Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckminster Cemetery
  • Joyce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Joyce Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
  • Kendall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Cemetery
  • Glen Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Glen Valley Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Valley Cemetery
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hubbardston.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 76 miles to the north).
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HUB.807 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90990 <6>
    • Phillipston Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lower Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
    • West Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Miles Holden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Miles Holden Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Holden Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rural Glen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Glen Cemetery
    • Nightingale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale Cemetery

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:

  • Barre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Barre is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
  • Mill Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mill Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Heald Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
  • Petersham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Petersham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
  • Goulding Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
  • Phillipston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Hubbardston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
  • Templeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Templeton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
  • Brooks Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
  • Barre Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
  • South Barre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Barre is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Hubbardston Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Rutland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
    • East Templeton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Wheelwright
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wheelwright is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • South Gardner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardner
    • Olde English Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
    • Hardwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hardwick is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Oakham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakham is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
    • Gardner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
    • Baldwinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • Athol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Athol is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
    • Millington ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Millington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington

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 Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athol
    • Athol lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Barre
  • Gardner

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 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 Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 #602306  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602306 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Barre
      • Location given for Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4778672     Lon: -72.1150795
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, 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 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <6>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.