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:
35.9987, -85.4969
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 White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the south southeast 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 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.
- O'Connor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The O'Connor Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Connor Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Hutson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Creek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dew Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dew Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Macedonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136244 <5>
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Tollison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tollison Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tollison Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Sparta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167432 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Willhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Willhite Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willhite Cemetery
- New Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Robinson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Chapel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Chapel Cemetery
- The Robinson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17875 <5>
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Macedonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Fanchers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Burgess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Darkey Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Southtown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Ditty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Peeled Chestnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Drop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Clarktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cookeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Quebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
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 White 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 first visit 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 White 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 #1269184 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1269184 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: White
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9986754 Lon: -85.4969212
- 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 White, 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 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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