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:
36.4848, -88.5281
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 Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south 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 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Cavitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cavitt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavitt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Boydsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- North Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stuntson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuntson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuntson Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millie P. Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301726 <5>
- Pittman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Union Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Paschall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Paschall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschall Cemetery
- Story Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Story Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Chapel Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Bell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Protemus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Tri City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Ore Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Conyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Murray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Kirksey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pryorsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
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 Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Mayfield
- Murray
- Paris
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 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 Weakley 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 #1274682 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274682 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmersville
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4847804 Lon: -88.5281032
- 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 Weakley, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |