A visit to the Williamstown 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 Williamstown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Williamstown Cemetery:
39.3940, -81.4468
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Williamstown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Williamstown Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Williamstown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Williamstown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Williamstown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Williamstown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Cemetery is located in Marietta (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42224 <5>
- Harmar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harmar Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar Cemetery
- Kinnaird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kinnaird Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnaird Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marys Cemetery
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marys Cemetery
- Uhl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Uhl Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhl Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mayo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brabham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brabham Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabham Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharp - Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Church Cemetery
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 Williamstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Williamstown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marietta
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Grand View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Parkers Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Devola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Devola is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Yankeeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- North Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Newell Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Whipple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whipple is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Belpre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Parkersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Gasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Warner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Watertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
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 Williamstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Williamstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Lowell
- Marietta
- Parkersburg
- Williamstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Williamstown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Williamstown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986818 (Williamstown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986818 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marietta
- Location given for Williamstown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3939633 Lon: -81.4467876
- 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 Wood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williamstown 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> | 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. |