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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery

Lat:   35.8176°   (35° 49' 3")

Lon:   -84.5722°   (-84° 34' 19")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.

The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the northeast of the Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Picket Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picket Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Picket Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bacon Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Riley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riley Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Delaney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delaney Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Hagler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hagler Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Shields Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Barnard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Isham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Isham Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Laurel Bluff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurel Bluff Cemetery is located in Roane County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Durham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Slave Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Shillings Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shillings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shillings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shillings Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Christopher Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christopher Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Kelsay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelsay Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Lacy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Rose Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Biss Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Biss Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Slave Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Roane County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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.

  • Midtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Midtown is located in Roane County
  • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisgap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
    • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
  • Laddie Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
    • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Postoak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Roane County
    • Postoak has also been known as:
    • Post Oak Springs
  • Emory Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
    • Emory Gap is located in Roane County
  • Cardiff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Roane County
  • Rockwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
  • Harriman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
    • Harriman is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
  • Pioneer Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
  • Cave Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cave Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
    • Cave Creek is located in Roane County
  • Bradbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
    • Bradbury is located in Roane County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kries. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
      • Kries is located in Roane County
    • Bazel Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
    • Roddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
      • Roddy is located in Rhea County
    • Luttrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luttrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Luttrell is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luttrell <5>
    • Oakdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Surprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Meigs County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
    • Loudon City Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
      • Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
    • Philadelphia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Loudon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
      • Wheat is located in Roane County
    • Dyllis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyllis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
      • Dyllis is located in Roane County
    • Coal Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
      • Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
    • Prigmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
      • Prigmore is located in McMinn County
    • Loudon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Gem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
      • Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
    • Deermont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
      • Deermont is located in Morgan County

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 Roane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cardiff
  • Kingston
  • Loudon
    • Loudon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loudon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Oakdale
  • Rockwood
  • Wheat - Historic
    • Wheat lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wheat.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat

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:

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 #1274657  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1274657 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bacon Gap
    • County: Roane         Elev: 262
    • Location given for GNIS #1274657 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8176, Longitude: -84.5722       In this case, the coordinates for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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