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 ...
The Watson Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blount Cemetery
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Colyell Baptist Cemetery
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
- The Doug Decoteau Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doug Decoteau Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
- Faithful Cemetery
- The Faithful Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithful Cemetery
- Felder Cemetery
- The Felder Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder Cemetery
- Ficklin Cemetery
- The Ficklin Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin Cemetery
- Goodwill Cemetery
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
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- Hebron Cemetery
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
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- Hillman Cemetery
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
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- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68324 <2>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Myford Cemetery
- Petes Rest Cemetery
- The Petes Rest Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
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- Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
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- Plainview Baptist Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
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- Wheat Cemetery
- The Wheat Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
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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 Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Brignac
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
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- Brittany
- Bullion
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
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- Claybank
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
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- Cornerview
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
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- Duplessis
- Dutch Town
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
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- French Settlement
- Galvez Town
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
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- Galvez
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
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- Gonzales
- Hobart
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hope Villa
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
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- Lake
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
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- Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
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- Maurepas
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
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- Port Vincent
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Prairieville
- Saint Amant
- Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Sorrento
- Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
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- Walker
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Weber City
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
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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 Livingston Parish.
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 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Livingston Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #540262 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540262 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
- Parish: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: French Settlement
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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'. |
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