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:
35.6665, -78.6603
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 Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rand Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Jeridan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Mitchiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchiner Cemetery
- Sorrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Montlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Good Samaritan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilliard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Carolina Biblical Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carolina Biblical Gardens is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Biblical Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carolina Biblical Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47051 <5>
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:
- McCullers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Hopedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Macks Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Garner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Emerald Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fuquay - Varina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Method
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meredith Townes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Kennebec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Glenwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Skycrest Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Angier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Cary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Apex
(11 miles [17.7 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 Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Apex
- Apex lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cary
- Cary lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Clayton
- Raleigh
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wake 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 #997369 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997369 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6665437 Lon: -78.6602844
- 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 Wake, 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 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. |