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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:

33.3607, -92.8846

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 Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Smeed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smeed Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeed Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Scott - Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yocum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Yocum Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
  • Sweet Canaan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sweet Canaan Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Canaan Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
    • The Watkins Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haltom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56721 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones 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:

  • Pace City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mount Holly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Louann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Louann is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Lisbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Smackover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dumas City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
  • Sandy Land
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Land is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
  • Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Village is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
  • Stephens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cullendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
  • Norphlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Joyce City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
    • Lufra ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
    • Milner ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Milner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Camden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
    • El Dorado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • East Camden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • East Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • College Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • College Hill is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
    • McNeil
      (18 miles [29 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 Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Union 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 #78705  (Watson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #78705 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: Union
      • Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Holly
      • Location given for Watson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3606792     Lon: -92.8846072
      • 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 Union, 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' (or 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- 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.