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:
39.8734, -76.6589
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 York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the north northwest of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Union Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Union Cemetery
- Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Lion Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion Cemetery
- Heiland View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Winter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Winter Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Cemetery
- Freysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freysville Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysville Cemetery
- The Freysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel UCC Cemetery
- Freysville Evangelical Cemetery
- Freysville Reform and Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208585 <5>
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glen Rock Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock Cemetery
- Roundhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 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:
- Winterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Dallastown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Jacobus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Potosi is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Spry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Glatfelters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Hametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Rinely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Valley View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holtz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Grantley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Seven Valleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hanover Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Glen Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- East York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Seitzland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tolna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Orwig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Fenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Stonybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- West York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 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. The following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glen Rock
- Shrewsbury
- York
- York lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to York 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 #1191455 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191455 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: York
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glen Rock
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8734339 Lon: -76.6588571
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including York, 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 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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