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:
40.6956, -91.9485
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 Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Purdom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Purdom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Purdom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keosauqua.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95904 <5>
- Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Prall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Lippincott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lippincott Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott Cemetery
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hoskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Anson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
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:
- Keosauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Cantril
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonaparte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Acasto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Douds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Big Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Arbela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Primrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Luray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
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 Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Milton
- Selma
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Watkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 #462738 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462738 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keosauqua
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.695585 Lon: -91.9485057
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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