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:
35.1085, -78.6959
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Autry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Autry Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autry Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Halls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Halls Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- 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)
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast 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)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast 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)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- 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)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- Eastover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- 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)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Vander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Godwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Autryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Judson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Williams Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Salemburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- North Point Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Fonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Walkertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Spiveys Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Kingsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Bunnlevel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Roseboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bonnie Doone
(14 miles [22.5 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 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
- 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:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 #997367 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997367 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stedman
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1084986 Lon: -78.6958517
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | 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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