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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:   40.0322°   (40° 1' 55")

Lon:   -97.4353°   (-97° 26' 7")

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

The county seat for Thayer County is located in Hebron. Hebron lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • Mahaska Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Thayer County
  • Chester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
    • The Chester Cemetery is located in Thayer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <5>
  • Rose Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
  • National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The National Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Old Hebron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Larabee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.

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

  • Hubbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
    • Hubbell is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <6>
  • Narka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
    • Narka is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Mahaska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
    • Mahaska is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Reynolds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gilead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Thayer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilead <6>
  • Munden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
    • Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Thompson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Jefferson County
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Haddam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
    • Haddam is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Haddam has also been known as:
    • Haddam City
    • West Haddam
  • Alexandria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Republic County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fairbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Blocker ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
      • Blocker is located in Washington County (KS)
    • Belvidere
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deshler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <6>
    • Belleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Republic County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <6>
    • Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Morrowville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrowville
      • Morrowville is located in Washington County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Endicott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
      • Endicott is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <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 Thayer 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 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:

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 #834752  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #834752 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: Hubbell
    • County: Thayer         Elev: 465
    • Location given for GNIS #834752 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for Thayer County: www.thayercounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's counties, including Thayer, 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- ) 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: 40.0322, Longitude: -97.4353       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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