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:
30.3327, -90.8409
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 Livingston Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Livingston Parish is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Watson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Felder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Felder Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder Cemetery
- Doug Decoteau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Doug Decoteau Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doug Decoteau Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ficklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ficklin Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin Cemetery
- Faithful Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Faithful Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithful Cemetery
- Colyell Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- Plainview Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Myford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Wheat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheat Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Petes Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Petes Rest Cemetery is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Rest Cemetery
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 based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summerfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Port Vincent
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Claybank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- French Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galvez Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Galvez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Brignac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Little Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Duplessis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Amant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brittany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hope Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cornerview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Gonzales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Dutch Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Sorrento
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maurepas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
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 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:
- 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
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.3326939 Lon: -90.8409304
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, 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- 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. |