A visit to the Williams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Cemetery (FG ID #2650187).
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:
35.7681, -88.2050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Williams Cemetery is located in Henderson County<3>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southwest 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] of the Williams Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- The Lester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14664 <1>
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Eubanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks Cemetery
- Mincey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mincey Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincey Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Hedge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hedge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gulledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Brinkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Greener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greener Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greener Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Hawkes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poplar Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Parsons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Sugar Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Parkers Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decaturville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Wildlife Cove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Decaturville
- Huntingdon
- Lexington
- Parsons
- Scotts Hill
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 Henderson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2650187
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274654 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274654 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holladay
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7681212 Lon: -88.2050406
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Williams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |