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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. 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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Cemetery:

29.5669, -96.8911

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Williams Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies just to the south southwest of the Williams Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Bock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bock Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock Cemetery
  • Oakland Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakland Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Hill Cemetery
  • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravia Ascension Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Moulton.
    • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176975 <5>
  • Vsetin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willowsburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Bila Hora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Bila Hora Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bila Hora Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Eason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Eason Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
    • Mikeska Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mikeska Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Redus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
    • Shimek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimek Cemetery
    • Lass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lass Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lass Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.

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

  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Gleckler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Breslau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Schulenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hallettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sublime
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Komensky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
  • Engle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
  • Weimar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Praha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Praha is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha has also been known as:
      • Hottentot
    • Wied
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Freyburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Borden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Flatonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moulton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Lavaca County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 #1350119  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350119 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moravia
      • Location given for Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5669043     Lon: -96.8910915
      • 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 Lavaca, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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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