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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:

31.2307, -94.1671

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 San Augustine County<2>.

The county seat for San Augustine County is located in San Augustine. San Augustine lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lucas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lucas Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Lakey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lakey Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
    • The Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woods Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7749 <5>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Rayburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Rayburn Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Runnels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Runnels Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnels Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
  • Runnels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Runnels Cemetery is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnels Cemetery
  • McGilberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lakey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakey Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Crooker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Crooker Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooker Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Nath Beck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nath Beck Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nath Beck Cemetery
    • Harvy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harvy Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvy Cemetery
    • Mott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mott Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott Cemetery
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
    • Bobbitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • White City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Broaddus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Powell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Parker Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Harveytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Brookeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bronson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sam Rayburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Browndell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Browndell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Rebecca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maxey Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Zavalla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Boynton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Nancy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Rosevine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Dolan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Etoile
      (19 miles [30.6 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 San Augustine 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 start 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 Williams Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Augustine 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 #1371563  (Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371563 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: San Augustine
      • Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Veach
      • Location given for Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2307452     Lon: -94.1671395
      • 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 San Augustine, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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