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A visit to the Williams Ranch 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 Ranch Cemetery ...

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

31.5104, -98.6545

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

The Williams Ranch Cemetery is located in Mills County<2>.

The county seat for Mills County is located in Goldthwaite. Goldthwaite lies just to the southeast of the Williams Ranch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Ranch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Williams Ranch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oakview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Oakview Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
    • The Oakview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5691 <5>
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
  • Trigger Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
  • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goldthwaite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3841 <5>
  • North Browns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Browns Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browns Cemetery
  • Catclaw Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Catclaw Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catclaw Cemetery
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mohler Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler Cemetery
  • Duren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Duren Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duren Cemetery
  • Blanket Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Estep Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Estep Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
    • Big Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
    • Ratler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler Cemetery
    • Lower Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lower Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Valley Cemetery
    • Priddy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Priddy Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priddy Cemetery
    • Regency Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Regency Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • McMillin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The McMillin Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin Cemetery
    • Nabors Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Nabors Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Creek Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Democrat Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Mullin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bozar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
  • Goldthwaite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Center City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Priddy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Zephyr
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Indian Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Keys Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • San Saba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pottsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Ranch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mills County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ranch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Mills 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 Ranch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371584  (Williams Ranch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371584 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: Mills
      • Est. Elev: 412 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mullin
      • Location given for Williams Ranch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5104409     Lon: -98.65449
      • 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 Mills, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Williams Ranch 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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