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:
36.6837, -82.6446
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the southeast 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 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- France Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The France Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Quillin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Quillin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillin Cemetery
- Starnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Spivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pierson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- McDavid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Speers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Speers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Boatright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Mitchell Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hammonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonds Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Abijah Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Abijah Alley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abijah Alley Cemetery
- Spencer Alley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Starnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Gate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Yuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Clinchport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Weber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Fort Blackmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Block City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Rotherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Green Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Cherokee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Horace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Borden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Kingsport
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 either 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 Scott 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 #1498211 (Williams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1498211 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 567 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinchport
- Location given for Williams Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6837096 Lon: -82.6446016
- 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 Scott, 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 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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