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 #32303).
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:
37.0987, -93.8640
The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the east 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spanish Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Toliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stotts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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:
- Hoberg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stotts City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freistatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Heatonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Round Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talmage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Marionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarcoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Avilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Billings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Motley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Billings
- La Russell
- Marionville
- Monett
- Mount Vernon
- Sarcoxie
- Stotts City
- Verona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lawrence 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: #32303
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728882 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728882 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0986673 Lon: -93.864097
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |