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:
38.8507, -78.1367
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 Rappahannock County<2>.
The county seat for Rappahannock County is located in Washington. Washington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramey Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramey Graveyard is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ramey Graveyard
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockland Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <5>
- Third Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Thumbn Run Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumbn Run Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Orlean Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Orlean Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlean Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring 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:
- Reager
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Applewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Overall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Rediviva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Orlean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Waterlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Delaplane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Dilbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
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 Rappahannock 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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rappahannock 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 #1476758 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476758 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: Rappahannock
- Est. Elev: 501 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chester Gap
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8506694 Lon: -78.1366657
- 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 Rappahannock, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |