A visit to the Payne - 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 Payne - Williams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne - Williams Cemetery:
31.4525, -93.9050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne - Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne - Williams Cemetery is located in Sabine County<2>.
The county seat for Sabine County is located in Hemphill. Hemphill lies just to the south southeast of the Payne - Williams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payne - Williams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Payne - Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne - Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gasby New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gasby New Zion Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasby New Zion Cemetery
- The Gasby New Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Zion Cemetery
- William Gasby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590383 <5>
- Dennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Evans Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- Halbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Halbert Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbert Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- King Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Family Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
- Meador - Judson Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Hankla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hankla Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankla Cemetery
- McMahon's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethany Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gellatly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gellatly Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gellatly Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cordrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cordrey Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordrey Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Eddings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eddings Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Gasby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gasby Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasby Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Payne - Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne - Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosevine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Rebecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Hemphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- San Augustine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Negreet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zwolle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huxley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Noble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Brookeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Choice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Broaddus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Browndell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Browndell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Toro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
- Bayou Scie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Short
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
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 Payne - Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sabine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne - Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronson
- Hemphill
- San Augustine
- Shelbyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Payne - Williams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Sabine 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 Payne - Williams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2575531 (Payne-Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575531 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: Sabine
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Geneva
- Location given for Payne-Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4525 Lon: -93.905
- 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 Texas' counties, including Sabine, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Payne - 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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