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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   37.5112°   (37° 30' 40")

Lon:   -86.3241°   (-86° 19' 26")

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

The county seat for Grayson County is located in Leitchfield. Leitchfield lies just to the southeast of the Watson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leitchfield Memorial Gardens
    • The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens is located in Grayson County
    • The Leitchfield Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Memorial Gardens
    • Memory Gardens
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Kerr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kerr Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Mullin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mullin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Kefauver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kefauver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kefauver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kefauver Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Holly MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly MB Church Cemetery
    • The Holly MB Church Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Prewitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Hazelwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Poole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poole Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
  • Layman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • William Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The William Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Thomason Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • McDaniels Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniels Cemetery
      • The McDaniels Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McDaniels Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of McDaniels.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331884 <5>
    • Shain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shain Cemetery
      • The Shain Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Layman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Layman Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Leitchfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Black Rock is located in Grayson County
  • Millwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Grayson County
  • Clarkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Horn Back Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
    • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Duff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
    • Duff is located in Grayson County
  • Hardin Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
    • Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
  • Indian Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
    • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Peonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
    • Peonia is located in Grayson County
  • Limp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
    • Limp is located in Hardin County
  • McDaniels
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
    • McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDaniels <6>
  • Short Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
    • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shrewsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shrewsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
    • Big Clifty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
      • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
    • Caneyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Higdon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
      • Higdon is located in Grayson County
    • Hudson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
    • Pierce Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
      • Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
    • Se Ree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Se Ree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
      • Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
    • Constantine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Constantine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
      • Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
    • Tousey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tousey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
      • Tousey is located in Grayson County
    • Spring Lick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
      • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
    • Westview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
      • Westview is located in Breckinridge County
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Hardin County
    • Buras
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buras. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
      • Buras is located in Breckinridge County
    • Falls-of-Rough
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
      • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <6>
    • Yeaman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
      • Yeaman is located in Grayson 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. The following communities are located in Grayson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #506281  (Watson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #506281 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: Madrid
    • County: Grayson         Elev: 188
    • Location given for GNIS #506281 (Watson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Kentucky's counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Watson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5112, Longitude: -86.3241       In this case, the coordinates for the Watson 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>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.
<7>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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