RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> Vigo County >> Watson CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Indiana

The Commemorative Quarter for Indiana





A visit to the Watson Cemetery ...


The location of the Watson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Watson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.2917°   (39° 17' 30")

Lon:   -87.5234°   (-87° 31' 24")

The Watson Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.

The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Watson Cemetery .

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 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 Watson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Vigo County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Watson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Vigo
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
      • Vigo is located in Vigo County
    • Prairie Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
    • Fairbanks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
    • Prairieton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
      • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
    • Scott City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
      • Scott City is located in Sullivan County
    • Pimento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
      • Pimento is located in Vigo County
    • Snyder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Farmersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Weaver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Youngstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Vigo County
    • York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Clark County (IL)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Shelburn
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
        • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
      • Livingston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
        • Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
      • West York
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
        • West York is located in Crawford County (IL)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
      • Toad Hop
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
        • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
      • Marshall
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Graysville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
        • Graysville is located in Sullivan County
      • Dennison
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
        • Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Taylorville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
        • Taylorville is located in Vigo County
      • West Terre Haute
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Farrington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
        • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Melrose
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
        • Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Riley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
        • Riley is located in Vigo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Terre Haute
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Liggett
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
        • Liggett is located in Vigo 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 Watson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vigo County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lykens Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lykens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lykens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lykens Cemetery
    • West Prairie Creek Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Prairie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Prairie Creek Cemetery
    • Pogue Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pogue Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pogue Cemetery
    • Darwin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Darwin Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darwin Cemetery
    • Kester Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kester Cemetery is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kester Cemetery
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Liffick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liffick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liffick Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liffick Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Walnut Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Prairie Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Prairie Cemetery
    • Riggs - Ernest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs - Ernest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riggs - Ernest Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs - Ernest Cemetery
    • DeBaun Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeBaun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeBaun Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeBaun Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Black Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Black Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Macke Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Macke Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
        • The Macke Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hatchetman Cemetery
        • Mackey Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106702 <6>
      • Dean Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dean Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
      • Zion Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Marshall (IL).
        • The Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Big Creek Cemetery
        • Zion Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968965 <6>
      • Union Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Vigo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Cumberland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
      • Bubeck Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bubeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bubeck Cemetery is located in Clark County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bubeck Cemetery
      • Pleasant Green Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Green Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
      • Chowning Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chowning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chowning Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chowning Cemetery
      • Douglas Chapel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglas Chapel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Chapel Cemetery
      • Westlawn Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Farmersburg.
        • The Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • West Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87340 <6>
      • Hull Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hull Cemetery is located in Vigo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery

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

    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 #445552  (Watson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #445552 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: Hutton
      • County: Vigo         Elev: 155
      • Location given for GNIS #445552 (Watson Cemetery)

    The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Indiana's counties, including Vigo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Watson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2917, Longitude: -87.5234       In this case, the coordinates for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 06 Apr 2024