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A visit to the Williams Family 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 Family Cemetery ...

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

31.5111, -93.9161

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

The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Sabine County<2>.

The county seat for Sabine County is located in Hemphill. Hemphill lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Williams Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Williams Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • King Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The King Family Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Family Cemetery
  • Meador - Judson Meador Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
  • Bickley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Bickley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
  • County Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
  • Hankla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hankla Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankla Cemetery
  • Gasby New Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Gasby New Zion Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasby New Zion Cemetery
    • The Gasby New Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Zion Cemetery
    • William Gasby Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2590383 <5>
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Gellatly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gellatly Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gellatly Cemetery
  • Buckley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Polley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Polley Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley Cemetery
    • Munnerlyn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Munnerlyn Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn Cemetery
    • Crockett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crockett Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sweet Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
    • Pickard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pickard Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
    • McMahon's Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Payne - Williams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • McGown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The McGown Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGown Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Strother Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Strother Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
    • McGuire Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Williams Family Cemetery.

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

  • Geneva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Milam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosevine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Rebecca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • San Augustine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bronson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemphill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Maxey Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Huxley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Pineland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Zwolle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <6>
  • Noble
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Choice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Shelbyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Denning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Mason
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Negreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Short
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Campti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Bayou Scie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Converse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa

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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sabine County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Sabine 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 Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2575547  (Williams Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575547 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: Sabine
      • Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Patroon South
      • Location given for Williams Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5111111     Lon: -93.9161111
      • 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 Sabine, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Family 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.