A visit to the Watson Road 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 Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watson Road Cemetery:
44.1175, -85.0973
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watson Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watson Road Cemetery is located in Osceola County<2>.
The county seat for Osceola County is located in Reed City. Reed City lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Watson Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watson Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Watson Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Winterfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Winterfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterfield Cemetery
- Park Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Park Lake Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Cemetery
- Vogel Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vogel Center Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 1
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2
- The Middle Branch Twp. Cemetery No. 2 has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2555418 <5>
- Clam Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clam Union Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Union Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- West Moddersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prosper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Moddersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Sylvan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Sylvan Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Cemetery
- Wilson Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Grove Cemetery
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 Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vogel Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
- Park Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Lake is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Gormer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gormer is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
- McBain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Stoney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
- Stoney Corner has also been known as:
- Stoney Corners
- Hartwick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Dighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Sears
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Evart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Jennings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Cadillac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tustin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osceola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadillac
- Evart
- Evart lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Watson Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Evart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
- Harrison
- Lake City
- Le Roy
- Marion
- McBain
- Tustin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Osceola 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 Watson Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1615880 (Watson Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1615880 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: Osceola
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Temple
- Location given for Watson Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.117515 Lon: -85.0972596
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Osceola, 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' (or 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- Watson Road 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. |