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 #56724).
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:
36.1505, -90.9856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Watkins Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Manson.
The cemetery is located in Randolph County<4>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Pocahontas. Pocahontas lies just to the north of the Watkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Watkins Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Duty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Scott Cemetery (located 82 miles to the north).
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Huffstedler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffstedler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffstedler Cemetery
- Throop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Phillips - Reeves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips - Reeves Cemetery
- The Phillips - Reeves Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55898 <1>
- Kissee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kissee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westphal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Westphal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphal Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Memorial Park is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Memorial Park
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chesser Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesser Cemetery
- Lemmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lemmon Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Randolph Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- College City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Manson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Portia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powhatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Serene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- O'Kean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Imboden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sedgwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Imboden
- Pocahontas
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Ravenden
- Walnut Ridge
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 Watkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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: #56724
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56104 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56104 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manson
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1506244 Lon: -90.9856772
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Watkins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |