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:
37.3504, -80.4026
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 Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Williams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family Cemetery
- Stebar Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leffel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Clover Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Whitelock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitelock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelock Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
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- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Kire Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Boyds Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Chapel Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Alls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Alls Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alls Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Furrow Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Furrow Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Huffman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Mount Tabor Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sundance Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Bennetts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mountain Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- McBryde Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Blacksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Prices Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Merrimac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Eggleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Houchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
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 Craig 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 first turn to 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Craig 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 #1488390 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488390 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: Craig
- Est. Elev: 691 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newport
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3504055 Lon: -80.4025535
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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 Virginia's counties, including Craig, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |