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:
36.4920, -83.3310
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 Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sneedville. Sneedville lies just to the east northeast 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 23 that are within 5 miles [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.
- Winkler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Brooks Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Seal Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jim Burd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Briar Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Ritchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
- Spradling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spradling Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradling Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Howardton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howardton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardton Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Xenophon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Yount Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Sneedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Raven Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Thorn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bean Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Mooresburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Marshalls Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Eidson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Kyles Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Hancock 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
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
- Whitesburg
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 helpful 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 Hancock 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 #1274683 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274683 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swan Island
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4920313 Lon: -83.3310116
- 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 Hancock, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |