A visit to the Williams Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Williams Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Family Cemetery (FG ID #2279382).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williams Family Cemetery:
38.3614, -78.5848
The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Williams Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Family Cemetery.
Name Variations for Williams Family Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bauger / Williams Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Williams Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baugher Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ed Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Paran Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dean Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Room Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yancey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sipe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. James Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lydia Free Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mowbray Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bear Lithia Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South River Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River Cemetery
- Hensley Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blose Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dofflemyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swift Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Massanutten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McGaheysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amicus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stanardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montevideo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quinque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolftown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keezletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goods Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grottoes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountfair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Free Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Advance Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williams Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkton
- Elkton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Williams Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Grottoes
- Stanardsville
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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2279382
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, 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 Family 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. |