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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 #2537043).

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:

37.8821, -81.4796

The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County<2>.

The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east 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] of the Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burl Pettry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pettry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
  • Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
  • Bone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
  • Bone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bone Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
  • Pettry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Pettry Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Cooks Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
  • Jarrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cantley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cantley Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantley Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Massey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
    • Jarrell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eunice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eunice Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice Cemetery
    • Sarrett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sarrett Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarrett Cemetery
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
    • Lafferty Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
    • Wills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wills Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
    • Massey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
    • McGinnis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
    • Scarbrough Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scarbrough Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbrough Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

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 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: