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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 #2153404).

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:

37.8816, -81.2680

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williams Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.

The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<3>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the south 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 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Williams Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Lafferty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
  • Shepard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Shepard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
  • Biggs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
  • Pax Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Sutphin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
  • Sweeney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Lively Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
  • Ewing Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
  • Stover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> 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. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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: