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:
34.0137, -88.5673
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Haughton Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Conwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Conwill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conwill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60454 <5>
- Grey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Blackwood Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bransford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bransford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- New Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Carolina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Ales ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Ballardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Verona
(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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Amory
- Amory lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Okolona
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #679709 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679709 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nettleton
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0137212 Lon: -88.5672682
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, 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 things 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. |