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:
36.8812, -95.0036
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 Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in Vinita. Vinita lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Bluejacket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluejacket Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluejacket Cemetery
- GAR Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The GAR Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami.
- The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
- GAR Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <5>
- Old Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
- Russell Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nidiffer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nidiffer Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidiffer Cemetery
- Hudson Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Creek Cemetery
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Schrimpsher Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Schrimpsher Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrimpsher Cemetery
- Fairland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairland Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
- Green lawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Dotyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Welch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluejacket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Narcissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Miami
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Miami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Chetopa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Quapaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Picher ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Treece
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cravensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Lincolnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollow is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Faulkner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Wyandotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Bartlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
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 Craig County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Bluejacket
- Commerce
- Fairland
- Miami
- Picher - Historic
- Quapaw
- Treece
- Welch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Craig 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 #1099839 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099839 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: Craig
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Welch North
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8811832 Lon: -95.0035715
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Craig, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |