A visit to the Williams 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Williams Cemetery (FG ID #2494974).
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:
37.6916, -81.0675
The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the northwest of the Williams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williams Cemetery.
Name Variations for Williams 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 Cemetery has also been known as:
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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russ Lilly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plumley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Plumley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumley Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- William Kidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Lilly - Crews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Restwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Restwood Cemetery is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restwood Cemetery
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wildwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goodson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Teel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brammer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Meadows Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Colmans Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Colmans Cemetery
- New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Shady Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumping Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nimitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Princewick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Stick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Beckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brooklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Abraham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabscott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Old Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- MacArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piney View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- True
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Bellepoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wickham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sophia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Raleigh 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 like to start with 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Raleigh 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2494974
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 West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, 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 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. |