A visit to the Watson 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 Watson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watson Cemetery (FG ID #2194494).
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:
27.7487, -81.8886
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Watson Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Watson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Fort Meade.
The cemetery is located in Polk County<3>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Elim Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ft. Meade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crum - Durrance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Homeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Oaks Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fortner Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Family Cemetery
- The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
- Wildwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Alafia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Meade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oponys Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oponys Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
- Brewster ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bartow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armour ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyle Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Connersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alturas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wauchula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gordonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Highland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Highlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medulla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Wahneta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(17 miles [27.4 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 Watson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartow
- Bowling Green
- Fort Meade
- Highland City
- Mulberry
- Wauchula
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2194494
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' 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'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |