A visit to the Watson 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 Watson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watson Cemetery:
34.3736, -87.6418
The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Watson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dime Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Cemetery
- Duboise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharnagle Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Posey Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Orange Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Churntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phil Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hackleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belgreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Watson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 Watson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Watson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #153901 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #153901 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3737077 Lon: -87.6416942
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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