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:
36.6923, -88.4717
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 Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Bazzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bazzell Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazzell Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Gallamore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gallamore Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallamore Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
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- Overby Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harmony Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Collie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collie Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collie Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Brush Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brush Island Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Island Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Kirksey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Tri City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Bell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westplains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Dogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pryorsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hazel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- West Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Symsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Hardin
- Mayfield
- Murray
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 Watson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway 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 #506280 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506280 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: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirksey
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6922785 Lon: -88.4717098
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |