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:
35.5745, -86.5236
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 Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the south southeast 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 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Presgrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Presgrove Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presgrove Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Osborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Orr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Adcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
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- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Burns Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burns Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Chapel Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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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:
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Vannatta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
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- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Anes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Allisona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Beechgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
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 Bedford 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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 #1274645 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274645 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unionville
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5745145 Lon: -86.5236051
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Bedford, 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. |