A visit to the Watertown Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Watertown Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watertown Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #1910).
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 Watertown Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watertown Twp. Cemetery:
43.2791, -83.3682
The Watertown Twp. Cemetery is located in Tuscola County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscola County is located in Caro. Caro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Watertown Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watertown Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Watertown Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Watertown Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Watertown Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watertown Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- West Deerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Otter Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Dayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pineview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollenbeck Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenbeck Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- West Burlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Millington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kilbourn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Dayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Watertown Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watertown Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fostoria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Mayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otter Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Otisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wahjamega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vassar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marlette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watrousville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lapeer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Watertown Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watertown Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caro
- Caro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Watertown Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Kingston
- Lapeer
- Marlette
- Mayville
- North Branch
- Otisville
- Vassar
- Vassar lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Watertown Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vassar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
- Watrousville
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 Watertown Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Tuscola 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 Watertown Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1910
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1615858 (Watertown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1615858 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: Tuscola
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayville
- Location given for Watertown Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2794692 Lon: -83.3677282
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Tuscola, 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- Watertown Twp. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |