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:
36.1904, -81.6940
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 Watauga County<2>.
The county seat for Watauga County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the north northeast 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 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Piny Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Piny Grove Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piny Grove Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Boone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188865 <5>
- Winkler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hollars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollars Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Cemetery
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- Danner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Edmisten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Sands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Boone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blowing Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Valle Crucis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Norris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Vilas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Matney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seven Devils
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rominger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Deep Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Banner Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Grandfather
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beech Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 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 Watauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banner Elk
- Blowing Rock
- Boone
- Boone lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Watauga 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 #1016701 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016701 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: Watauga
- Est. Elev: 1091 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1904063 Lon: -81.6939963
- 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 Watauga, 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 obstructions 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. |
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