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:
36.3429, -83.2188
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 Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> 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 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bassett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Isenberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Isenberg Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenberg Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Shropshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shropshire Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shropshire Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meadow Branch Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bean Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bean Station Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- The Cobb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Read Private Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10644 <5>
- Lee Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Valley Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Hileman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hileman Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hileman Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- New Adriel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Adriel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Adriel Cemetery
- Samsel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Samsel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsel Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Rocky Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Summit Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Creechs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gladson Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Mooresburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Wyatt Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yount Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bulls Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Thorn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sneedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Caney Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Strahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Raven Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Wa-Ni Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Amis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Eidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
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 Hawkins 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
- Morristown
- Rogersville
- Sneedville
- Whitesburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hawkins 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 #1274673 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274673 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3428697 Lon: -83.2187818
- 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 Hawkins, 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 obstructions 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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