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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 Watkins Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watkins Cemetery

Lat:   39.4107°   (39° 24' 38")

Lon:   -94.2603°   (-94° 15' 37")

The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Watkins Cemetery .

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 Watkins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Watkins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Watkins Cemetery.

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

    • Excelsior Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Lawson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Homestead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Excelsior Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
      • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <4>
    • Crystal Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Holt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <4>
    • Kearney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
      • Kearney is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <4>
    • Mosby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
      • Mosby is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Prathersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prathersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
      • Prathersville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Converse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Clinton County
    • Woods Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
      • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
    • Wood Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Elmira
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
        • Elmira is located in Ray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Chandler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
        • Chandler is located in Clay County
      • Stockdale ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
        • Stockdale is located in Clay County
      • Lathrop
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
        • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <4>
      • Lilly
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
        • Lilly is located in Clinton County
      • Rayville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Roosterville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
        • Roosterville is located in Clay County
      • Missouri City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
        • Missouri City is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <4>

    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 Watkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Watkins Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Wilson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Crowley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crowley Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowley Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Muddy Fork Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Converse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Converse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Converse Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Converse Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Clevenger Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clevenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clevenger Cemetery is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clevenger Cemetery
      • Soper Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Soper Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soper Cemetery
      • Searcy Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searcy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Searcy Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searcy Cemetery
      • Tapp Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tapp Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tapp Cemetery
      • Munkirs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munkirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munkirs Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munkirs Cemetery
      • Old Liberty Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
      • Baldwin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Woodland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • Enon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Enon Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
      • Turner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Turner Cemetery is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Allen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Allen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Allen Cemetery is located in Ray County
        • The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pollard Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27295 <6>

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

    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 Watkins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #728416  (Watkins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #728416 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: Holt
      • County: Clay         Elev: 304
      • Location given for GNIS #728416 (Watkins Cemetery)

    The official website for Clay County: www.claycogov.com/

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Watkins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4107, Longitude: -94.2603    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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