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:
39.5531, -90.7968
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Goodin Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lowder Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Burbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Daniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kent Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Pittsfield West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tamsett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tamsett Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamsett Cemetery
- Barnd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnd Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willard Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Holford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holford Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holford Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wills Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Time Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Time Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tripp Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Mound Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Pettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettis Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Time
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Time is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Pittsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atlas is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Straut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Straut is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Griggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- El Dara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Bee Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Creek is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Baylis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Louisiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baylis
- Clarksville
- Griggsville
- Louisiana
- Milton
- Nebo
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #1725468 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725468 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsfield
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5531034 Lon: -90.7967953
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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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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. |
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