Williams Family Reunion Website Area Links

photo courtesy Larry Bell
This page will highlight information about the area along the Cumberland. There will be links and places to start on the recreational, historical, things you might not know, and government and genealogy research sources.

If there is something that you would like information specifically on, please let us know, there is probably someone else that is also looking for that information. We'll try to find what we can on that and post it with a link here.

The following are links that you might find helpful.

Recreational Areas and Some Accomodations

photo courtesy Larry Bell

We've had several requests for accomodation information. Dale Hollow Lake Resort has reserved an extra 10 rooms or so for reunion-goers on a first come-first serve basis. It's possible that they may have additional rooms as well. Call as soon as possible if you would like to make your reservation there. The advantage is that this will be the central location for the reunion - our home base. Presentations will be given here as well.

Dale Hollow

Lake Cumberland is another Kentucky Park Resort. It is a bit of a drive from one to the other. Lake Cumberland

Kentucky States Parks
(They will send travel brochure.)

Lake Cumberland Vacation

Lake Cumberland State Park

photo courtesy Lynda Rangeley

Alpine Motel (overlooks Burkesville)

Also in Burkesville are the Cumberland House Bed and Breakfast Inn (270-433-5434) and the Hendricks Creek Resort (270-433-7172). Nearby in Kettle is the Sulphur Creek Resort, Inc. (270-433-7272)

In Albany is Grider Hill Dock. Check out their website for what they have to offer.

In Cookeville, Tennessee there are several motels as well.
There are also accomodations in Jamestown, Russell Springs, and Monticello. We can add information on these as the need arises.

Local News

Lake Times

Overton County News

Pickett County Link(TN)

Trips on the Way - Extended side-trips, etc.

Tennessee State Road Map Order site

East Tennessee State Archives

Clinton County Attractions

Kentucky Archives (Frankfort, KY)

Also in Frankfort are

the Old and New Capitol Buildings
Floral Clock
Vietnam Memorial - this is an interesting combination of memorial and art. It's a giant sundial with the names of the Kentucky soldiers lost in relative time of that war. The shadow falls on each name at a different time of the day.
The Old Cemetery in Frankfort keeps some of Kentucky's most famous individuals are buried here - among those are Daniel Boone and his wife Rebecca whose graves overlook the city and the Kentucky River from a cliff. There is also a dramatic memorial to the fallen of the Mexican War and those succeeding that.

Other possibilities for side-trips are:

Cumberland Falls
Renfro Valley
Lexington Horse Country
Louisville - Filson Club located here
Berea - Berea College, Churchill Weavers
Nashville, TN
Bowling Green - Historical sites and information here
Mammoth Cave
Tompkinsville - Maxey's were prominent in Monroe County - Ferry - Old Mulkey Meetinghouse - Hannah Boone Pennington buried here along with others including Revolutionary War veterans.
Pall Mall, Tennessee, home of Alvin York, husband to Grace Williams

Miscellaneous Information

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If you have additional links or information for this site, please email the webmaster of this site. The site will be updated with information received before Friday of that week. Thank you!

This site last updated February 15, 2002

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