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:
32.3329, -94.4416
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 Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tatum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tatum.
- The Tatum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tatum City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #872809 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champion Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- The Piney Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6015 <5>
- Langley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Springs Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298980 <5>
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Springs Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132968 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Grand Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grand Bluff Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bluff Cemetery
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- Gill Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Community Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Community Cemetery
- The Gill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143833 <5>
- Roseborough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roseborough Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseborough Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roseborough Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6469 <5>
- Ewing Chapel Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Baptist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433354 <5>
- Harmony Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehobeth UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971905 <5>
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Springs Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Carthage.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223001 <5>
- Crossroads Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads 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 Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Tatum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beckville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elysian Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Berry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Nesbitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Midyett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midyett is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
- Noonday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pinehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Murvaul
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Murvaul is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buncome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buncome is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
- Panola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beckville
- Carthage
- Hallsville
- Longview
- Marshall
- Tatum
- Tatum lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Williams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tatum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 #1371565 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371565 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harris Chapel
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3329338 Lon: -94.4415886
- 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 Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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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