A visit to the Williamsburg Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williamsburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williamsburg Cemetery (FG ID #1964882).
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 Williamsburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamsburg Cemetery:
40.6491, -99.4537
The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Holdrege. Holdrege lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Williamsburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamsburg Cemetery.
Name Variations for Williamsburg Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Williamsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamsburg Methodist Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Williamsburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamsburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Platte Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandstrom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adullam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plum Creek Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moses Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Magill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robb Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Loomis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dove Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stanley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Industry Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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 Williamsburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamsburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Odessa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bertrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holdrege
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Funk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sacramento
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Miller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Axtell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kearney City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Williamsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamsburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Atlanta
- Axtell
- Bertrand
- Elm Creek
- Elwood
- Funk
- Funk lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Holdrege
- Kearney
- Lexington
- Loomis
- Loomis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loomis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Miller
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Overton
- Ragan
- Ragan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Williamsburg Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
- Sartoria
- Smithfield
- Wilcox
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 Williamsburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Williamsburg Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1964882
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Phelps, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamsburg 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |