A visit to the Williamson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Williamson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamson Cemetery:
37.8968, -82.4021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north of the Williamson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Williamson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Chaffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Baisden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baisden Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden Cemetery
- Meade & Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Chaffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- Small Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Small Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Matty Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hode
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Stonecoal
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Warfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Kermit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beauty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Lovely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Wilsondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Pilgrim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Doane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Debord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Tomahawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Dingess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Peach Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Ben Bow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
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 Williamson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Inez
- Inez lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Williamson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inez.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
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 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Williamson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549188 (Williamson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549188 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webb
- Location given for Williamson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8967619 Lon: -82.4020914
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamson 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. |