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:
36.3873, -88.2250
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the southwest of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bowden Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Upchurch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Neece Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Neece Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neece Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Edgar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgar Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Cemetery
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- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Upchurch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Crouch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Crouch Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Heglar Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby 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]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- India
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Conyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Puryear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Whitlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- New Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faxon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Harris Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
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 Henry 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 like to start with 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 Henry 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 #1274676 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274676 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buchanan
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3872783 Lon: -88.2250394
- 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 Henry, 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 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. |