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:
35.3312, -84.6463
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 McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northeast of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Old Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Eastanallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- South Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thorn Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Riceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Claxton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Goodsprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Chestuee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Bellefounte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Servilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Manila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Ocoee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Etola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Archville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Decatur
- Englewood
- Etowah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McMinn 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 #1274638 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274638 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3311842 Lon: -84.6463252
- 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 McMinn, 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. |
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