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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:

34.2627, -78.0597

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 Brunswick County<2>.

The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 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.

  • Nelson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
  • Chinnis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Chinnis Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnis Cemetery
  • Skipper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Skipper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Cemetery
  • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rhyne Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Rhyne Grave is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyne Grave
  • B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wilmington National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • Calvary Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48265 <5>
    • Pine Forest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
    • Sykes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sykes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
    • Scull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scull Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <5>
    • Delgado Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Delgado Cemetery is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery
      • The Delgado Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Spofford Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229370 <5>

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:

  • Navassa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Phoenix
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Malmo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Belville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belville is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
  • Sandy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Town Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Leland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leland is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <6>
  • Northwest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Hightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Winnabow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
  • Acme
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Wilmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Skippers Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
    • Riegelwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Delco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Kings Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Smith Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Castle Hayne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seagate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
    • Windemere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
    • Murraysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
    • Armour
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour

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 Brunswick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Brunswick 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 #997362  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997362 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: Brunswick
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leland
      • Location given for Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.2626694     Lon: -78.0597149
      • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Brunswick, 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' 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.