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:
38.8481, -83.1113
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 Scioto County<2>.
The county seat for Scioto County is located in Portsmouth. Portsmouth lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Euton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Euton Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euton Cemetery
- Lute Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Garvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Garvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Otway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Otway Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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- Mershon - Swords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scioto Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scioto Burial Park is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Burial Park
- Crabtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Oswego Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oswego Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oswego Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Otway.
- The Oswego Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oswego Community Church Cemetery
- Oswego Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978572 <5>
- Branham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Branham Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branham Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of West Portsmouth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39599 <5>
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run 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:
- Arion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lombardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Otway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Youngs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- West Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Rosemount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Wetmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Rarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- South Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Firebrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- South Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sargents
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Blue Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Frost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Shyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
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. The following communities are located in Scioto 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 turn to 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Scioto 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 #1047924 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047924 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: Scioto
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Portsmouth
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8481294 Lon: -83.1112902
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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 Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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