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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   33.1708°   (33° 10' 14")

Lon:   -96.6676°   (-96° 40' 3")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.

The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just to the northeast of the Williams Cemetery .

Name Variations for Williams 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 Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Williams / Mt. Olive Cemetery

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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Williams Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McKinney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
  • Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
  • Lowry Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Parris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Rhea Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in Collin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roland
    • From the Williams Cemetery to Roland
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prosper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
    • Prosper is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <6>
  • Rockhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Princeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
    • Melissa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frisco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Murphy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
    • Plano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Weston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wylie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <6>
    • Celina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Anna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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. The following communities are located in Collin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allen
  • Celina
    • Celina lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Celina.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Frisco
  • McKinney
  • Plano
    • Plano lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 #1350126  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1350126 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McKinney West
    • County: Collin         Elev: 208
    • Location given for GNIS #1350126 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1708, Longitude: -96.6676    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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