A visit to the Watts 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 Watts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watts Cemetery:
39.4992, -86.1880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watts Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east of the Watts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Watts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Utterback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Utterback Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utterback Cemetery
- McColgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McColgin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColgin Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmore Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bargersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85131 <5>
- Boles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Bargersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bargersville Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargersville Cemetery
- The Bargersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84234 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Dollings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dollings Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollings Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mallow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mallow Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Waverly.
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Waverly IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85505 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- First Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The MacKenzie Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacKenzie Cemetery
- Brian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brian Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bargersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Banta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Bluff Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Anita ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Stones Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Smith Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Red House ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nineveh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Brookmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Spearsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Peoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Princes Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- West Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Needham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Young
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
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 Watts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Greenwood
- Morgantown
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 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 Watts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Watts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445559 (Watts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445559 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trafalgar
- Location given for Watts Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4992155 Lon: -86.1880441
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watts 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |