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:
37.1734, -94.1327
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 Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Avilla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Avilla Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla Cemetery
- Summerset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerset Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Stemons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stemons Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemons Cemetery
- Jasper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jasper Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Plew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fasken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fasken Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fasken Cemetery
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- Grey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Langston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gillock Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gillock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of La Russell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28907 <5>
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Gem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Avilla
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Reeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- La Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Forest Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Sarcoxie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Parshley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fidelity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Talmage City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
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- Stotts City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Wentworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Brooklyn Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Round Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
- Golden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Duenweg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ritchey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Freistatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Miller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
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 Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Diamond
- Golden City
- Jasper
- La Russell
- Sarcoxie
- Stotts City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 #728883 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728883 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avilla
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1733904 Lon: -94.1327176
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Jasper, 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 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> | 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. |