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A visit to the Watt Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Watt Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watt Cemetery

Lat:   38.7020°   (38° 42' 7")

Lon:   -89.8968°   (-89° 53' 48")

The Watt Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the north northwest of the Watt Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Watt Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hall Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Metz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Metz Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Wittman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wittman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wittman Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Friedens UCC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friedens UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Troy City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Troy City Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Fairland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairland Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Loyet Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyet Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loyet Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loyet Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Schmidt Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schmidt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Lagenwalter Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lagenwalter Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lagenwalter Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lagenwalter Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Riggin Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggin Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggin Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riggin Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Cook Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Lakeview Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Memorial Gardens is located in Madison County
    • Fehmel Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fehmel Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fehmel Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fehmel Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Widicus Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Widicus Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Widicus Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Widicus Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Old Smart Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Smart Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Smart Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Smart Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hagler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hagler Cemetery is located in Madison County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Watt Cemetery.

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

  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Maryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Maryville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <5>
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Jacob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glen Carbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
    • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <5>
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • O'Fallon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Caseyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
  • Edwardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
    • Marine is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <5>
  • Pontoon Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon Beach
    • Pontoon Beach is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontoon Beach <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bunkum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
      • Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fairview Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <5>
    • Fruit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
    • French Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for French Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
      • French Village is located in Saint Clair County
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <5>
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Poag
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
      • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Mitchell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Madison County
    • Fairmont City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Washington Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Saint Clair County
    • Swansea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>
    • Brooks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County

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 Watt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Watt Cemetery:

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 Watt Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #420647  (Watt Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #420647 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Collinsville
    • County: Madison         Elev: 166
    • Location given for GNIS #420647 (Watt Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Madison, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Watt Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7020, Longitude: -89.8968       In this case, the coordinates for the Watt Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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