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:
35.5559, -91.2579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the north of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Leachville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Leachville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Diaz.
- Nuckles Switch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lampkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lampkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkins Cemetery
- Stennick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stennick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennick Cemetery
- Surrounded Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Briar Fork Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Fork Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Harper - Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Lone Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lone Beech Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Beech Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Roberts - Penix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Hindman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hindman Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman Cemetery
- Coffeyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffeyville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville Cemetery
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenhaw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Island Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Auvergne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Remmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Jacksonport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Airport Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Weldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Campbell Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Algoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Amagon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grand Glaise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Balch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Tupelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beedeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Tuckerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oil Trough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Gourd Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Newport
- Tuckerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Watson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #56109 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56109 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newport
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5559139 Lon: -91.2579053
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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> | 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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