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:
36.4062, -83.5780
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 Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the north 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 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.
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Janeway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeway Cemetery
- Leabow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Leabow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leabow Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Hyberry Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brewster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Thompsons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Vannoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vannoy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lone Mountain.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19692 <5>
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Arnwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arnwine Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnwine Cemetery
- Rosenbalm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosenbalm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenbalm Cemetery
- Janeway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Janeway Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Lone Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- New Tazewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Tazewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Raven Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Sandlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Washburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Caney Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Big Barren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Lulaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Shawanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Harrogate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Cumberland Gap
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 #1274680 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274680 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 392 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tazewell
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4061949 Lon: -83.5779625
- 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 Claiborne, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |