A visit to the Williamson 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 Williamson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamson Cemetery:
31.6146, -89.5001
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamson Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the west northwest of the Williamson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Williamson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kola Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola Cemetery
- Moscos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moscos Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos Cemetery
- Speed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Speed Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Speed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Speed Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Cemetery
- Big Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Big Lane Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lane Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Seminary at River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
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- Eminence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Eminence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
- Eminence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Eminence Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
- Geiger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Geiger Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Hemeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hemeter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemeter Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kola
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Seminary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Hot Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Arbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Sumrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Melba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bassfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Soso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Mize
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Service
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Amy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Jaynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
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 Williamson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Laurel
- Magee
- Mize
- Mize lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Williamson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679725 (Williamson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679725 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
- Location given for Williamson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.61461 Lon: -89.5000669
- 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 Covington, 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- Williamson 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. |
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