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A visit to the Watkins Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Watkins Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watkins Cemetery (FG ID #56721).

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 Watkins Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watkins Cemetery:

33.3841, -92.9855

The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ouachita County<2>.

The county seat for Ouachita County is located in Camden. Camden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Watkins Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Watkins Cemetery.

Name Variations for Watkins Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Watkins Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Haltom Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Smeed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smeed Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeed Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Whitefield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
  • Watson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Gatlin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Watkins Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Watkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ouachita County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Watkins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Ouachita 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 Watkins Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #56721

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #49794  (Haltom Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49794 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: Ouachita
      • Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buena Vista
      • Location given for Haltom Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3842892     Lon: -92.9851643
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
    • GNIS ID #56101  (Watkins Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56101 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: Ouachita
      • Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buena Vista
      • Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3834558     Lon: -92.9857199
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Ouachita, 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 from Point A (ie- Watkins 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.