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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery

Lat:   35.1085°   (35° 6' 30")

Lon:   -78.6959°   (-78° 41' 45")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Autry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Autry Cemetery
    • The Autry Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
    • The Blue Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Westminister Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • McCall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Home Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Halls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halls Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Fayetteville.
      • The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281768 <5>
    • Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Fayetteville.
      • The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sempsey Hall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299856 <5>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Sampson County
    • Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawley Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Naylor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Wade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <6>
  • Eastover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
    • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
  • Stedman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Falcon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Vander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
    • Vander is located in Cumberland County
  • Godwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Autryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
    • Autryville is located in Sampson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Rebel City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
    • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
  • Judson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Cumberland County
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Averasboro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
    • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Williams Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Holly Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Salemburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
      • Plain View is located in Sampson County
    • North Point Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Highland Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Fonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
      • Fonville is located in Harnett County
    • Walkertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
      • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
    • Spiveys Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
      • Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
    • Shaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
      • Shaw has also been known as:
      • Shaw Heights
    • Bunnlevel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
      • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
    • Roseboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Harnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <6>
    • Bonnie Doone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Doone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
      • Bonnie Doone is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie Doone <6>

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 Cumberland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dunn
    • Dunn lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Falcon
    • Falcon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Falcon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Fayetteville

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 Williams Cemetery:

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 #997367  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #997367 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stedman
    • County: Cumberland         Elev: 48
    • Location given for GNIS #997367 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Cumberland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1085, Longitude: -78.6959       In this case, the coordinates for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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