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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. 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:

36.8981, -97.5428

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 Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Medford. Medford lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 20 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.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Darland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Darland Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darland Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Creek Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Caldwell (KS).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99569 <5>
  • Czecko Slovak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Czecko Slovak Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czecko Slovak Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Czecko Slovak Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Medford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98257 <5>
  • Tureck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tureck Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tureck Cemetery
  • Alton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
  • Bayard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bayard Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Nardin.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nardin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99013 <5>
  • Triumph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Triumph Cemetery is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary Calvary Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
    • The St. Mary Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
  • Medford Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Goedel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goedel Cemetery is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goedel Cemetery
      • The Goedel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Godel Cemetery
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
    • Rosemound Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Cesko Slovanky Hrbitov Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Braman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Braman Cemetery is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Corzine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Corzine Cemetery is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corzine Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Deer Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Renfrow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Renfrow is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Nardin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hunnewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Drury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Braman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Medford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Doster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
  • Corbin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Corbin is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Blackwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Salt Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
    • Tonkawa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Perth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Perth is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth

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 Grant 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 start with 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:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 #1099840  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099840 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: Grant
      • Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Medford NE
      • Location given for Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8980833     Lon: -97.5428262
      • 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 Grant, 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- 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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