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 ...
The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adamson Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Byran Cemetery
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Commerce Cemetery
- The Commerce Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fite Cemetery
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Grandstaff Cemetery
- The Grandstaff Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- The Grandstaff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vaught - Grandstaff Cemetery
- Greenvale Cemetery
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Hearn Cemetery
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Jennings Cemetery
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jennings Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Statesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649375 <2>
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Neal Cemetery
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Read Cemetery
- The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Robinson Cemetery
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Trigg Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Brush Creek
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
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- Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
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- Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Commerce
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
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- Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
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- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Gladeville
- Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
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- Hickman
- Hickman is located in Smith County
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- Lebanon
- Leeville
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
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- Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Linwood
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
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- Milton
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
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- Possum Town
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
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- Rock City
- Rock City is located in Smith County
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- Round Top
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
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- Saulsbury
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Shaver Town
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
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- Statesville
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
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- Watertown
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Lebanon
- Liberty
- Watertown
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 websites either 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 Wilson 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 #1274667 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274667 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watertown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
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