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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:   31.1052°   (31° 6' 18")

Lon:   -93.0910°   (-93° 5' 27")

The Watson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Vernon Parish is located in Leesville. Leesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Watson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Cemetery #6
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #6
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #6 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cemetery #6 is located in Vernon Parish
  • Holton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holton Cemetery
    • The Holton Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Cemetery #1
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #1
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cemetery #1 is located in Vernon Parish
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Glass Window Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glass Window Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glass Window Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glass Window Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Grave Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grave Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smart Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Cemetery #7
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery #7
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery #7 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cemetery #7 is located in Vernon Parish
    • Marlow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marlow Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Mayo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayo Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Leesville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leesville Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Scott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Walnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Fort Polk North
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Polk North. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
    • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
  • Fort Polk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk
    • Fort Polk is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Polk <6>
  • Slagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
    • Slagle is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slagle <6>
  • Hicks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
  • Cravens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
    • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
  • Fullerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <6>
  • Leesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Billy Goat Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billy Goat Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Pickering
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
  • Lacamp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacamp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamp
    • Lacamp is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacamp <6>
  • Simpson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Westwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
    • Fertitta Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
    • New Llano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Pinewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Pitkin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leander
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
    • Cole Central
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
      • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
    • Alco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
    • Savage Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
    • Kurthwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
      • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <6>

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 Vernon 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 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 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 #548126  (Watson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #548126 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: Birds Creek
    • County: Vernon         Elev: 97
    • Location given for GNIS #548126 (Watson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.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 Louisiana's parishes, including Vernon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 31.1052, Longitude: -93.0910       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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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