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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   37.8054°   (37° 48' 19")

Lon:   -81.4333°   (-81° 25' 59")

The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<1>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east of the Williams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Williams Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarrett - Lemon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Wills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Honaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Honaker Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Sarrett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Eunice Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eunice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eunice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Arnett.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2561218 <5>
  • Webb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Accord Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Worley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Trump Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trump Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Flashman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flashman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flashman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flashman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Clay Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Rorrer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rorrer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rorrer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Lafferty Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafferty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafferty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County

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]<2> of the Williams Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williams Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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. 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.

  • Sophia

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:

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 #1549164  (Williams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1549164 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Arnett
    • County: Raleigh         Elev: 596
    • Location given for GNIS #1549164 (Williams Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Williams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8054, Longitude: -81.4333    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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