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:
30.3091, -96.5122
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the 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 21 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.
- Somerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- The Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graveyard Crossing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3907 <5>
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Frieden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frieden Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieden Cemetery
- Sweet Homes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Homes Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Homes Cemetery
- The Sweet Homes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Creek Cemetery
- Sweet Home Church Cemetery
- Sweethome Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515600 <5>
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5670 <5>
- Mexican Cemetery Association
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mexican Cemetery Association is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery Association
- The Mexican Cemetery Association has also been known as:
- St. Ann Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6567 <5>
- Barnett - Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnett - Estes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett - Estes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnett - Estes Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Burton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341563 <5>
- Affleck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Affleck Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affleck Cemetery
- Oak Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Rest Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Rest Cemetery
- Lyons Coummunity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyons Coummunity Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Coummunity Cemetery
- The Lyons Coummunity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lyons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4990 <5>
- Schoppe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Eichholt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eichholt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eichholt Cemetery
- Heisic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Heisic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisic Cemetery
- Woodfork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehburg Cemetery
- Rehburg Church Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Struckmeyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Struckmeyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struckmeyer Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Khrone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Khrone Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khrone 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:
- Quarry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Gay Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rehburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Frenstat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Bahia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Bahia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
- Greenvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Carmine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Tunis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Deanville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brenham
- Caldwell
- Chappell Hill
- Somerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1350122 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350122 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.3091 Lon: -96.5121908
- 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 Washington, 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 obstructions 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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