A visit to the Watkins 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 Watkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watkins Cemetery:
33.9248, -83.0346
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County<2>.
The county seat for Oglethorpe County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the southwest 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 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Noell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Noell Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noell Cemetery
- McCannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCannon Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCannon Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Faust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Paul & Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paul & Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul & Lester Cemetery
- Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robert Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Smith Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414296 <5>
- Lexington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reece Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds Creek Cemetery
- Earl Bolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Earl Bolton Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Bolton Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Old Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Old Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fork Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Coile Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coile Grove Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coile Grove Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1254678 <5>
- Wynne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wynne Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne Cemetery
- Carlton City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carlton City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlton City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Carlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148067 <5>
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]<3> of the Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maxeys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Winterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Elberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Tignall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dewy Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Harper
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Bowman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 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 Watkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oglethorpe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Danielsville
- Elberton
- Winterville
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 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 Watkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335802 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335802 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: Oglethorpe
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy Cross
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9248383 Lon: -83.034591
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Oglethorpe, 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 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> | 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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