A visit to the Watts 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 Watts Cemetery ...
The Watts Cemetery is located in Sumter County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Binnsville Cemetery
- The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
- Blue Chapel Cemetery
- The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
- Cluster Cemetery
- The Cluster Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Cemetery
- Cooksville Cemetery
- The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
- Dancy Cemetery
- The Dancy Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Panola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514361 <3>
- Giles Cemetery
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hebron Church Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
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- Old Scooba Cemetery
- The Old Scooba Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
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- Old Wahalak Cemetery
- The Old Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wahalak Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
- The Prairie Ridge Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
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- Souls Chapel Cemetery
- The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
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- Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
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- Zion Valley Baptist Church 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] of the Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aliceville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
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- Binnsville
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
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- Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
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- Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
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- Emelle
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Garden
- Garden is located in Pickens County
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- Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Giles
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Harlan ‑ Historic
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Macon
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McMullen
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Panola
- Panola is located in Sumter County
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- Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
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- Scooba
- Shuqualak
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
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- Sucarnoochee
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
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- Sumterville
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
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- Wahalak
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County (MS)
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- West Greene
- West Greene is located in Greene County
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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 Watts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Macon
- Scooba
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 either 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 Watts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Watts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158980 (Watts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158980 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panola
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watts Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |