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:
36.9649, -77.6964
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 Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the northeast 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 26 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.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Big Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Big Bethel Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bethel Cemetery
- Cut Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cut Banks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Banks Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Sapony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sapony Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapony Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Galusha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Eleven Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eleven Oaks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
- Bolster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolster Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolster Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rideout Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Cemetery
- Carraway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Carraway Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carraway Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butterworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- McKenney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Callaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Darvills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Alberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Rowanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Totaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Wilsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Jarratt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Sutherland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Blackstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Spainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
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 Dinwiddie 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 begin 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 #1476756 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476756 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKenney
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9648711 Lon: -77.696381
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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 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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