A visit to the Williams Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williams Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Family Cemetery (FG ID #2484770).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Family Cemetery:
36.1081, -86.1926
The Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Watertown.
The cemetery is located in Wilson County<3>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the northwest of the Williams Family Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Williams Family Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Williams Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byran Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Grandstaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Commerce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Commerce Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite Cemetery
- Read Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenvale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Williams Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doaks Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Statesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gladeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Leeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Possum Town
(14 miles [22.5 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 Family 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 Family 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 first visit 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 Family 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 Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2484770
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |