A visit to the Willard 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 Willard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willard Cemetery (FG ID #7643).
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 Willard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willard Cemetery:
32.9507, -95.2492
The Willard Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Willard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Willard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McGee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clearwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Hay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Monday Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hepsibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Pickton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The New Pickton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pickton Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winnsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scroggins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Purley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pickton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rhonesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Miller's Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Willard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Vernon
- Pittsburg
- Quitman
- Winfield
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 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Willard Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7643
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350110 (Willard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350110 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newsome
- Location given for Willard Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9506791 Lon: -95.2493876
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willard 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |