A visit to the Watkins 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 Watkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watkins Cemetery:
40.3789, -94.5097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watkins Cemetery is located in Gentry County<2>.
The county seat for Gentry County is located in Albany. Albany lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Watkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enyart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Enyart Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- The Adkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh / Adkins Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Seven Dolors Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Dolors Cemetery
- Grantham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Finders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Finders Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finders Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finders Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Ravenwood and Gentry. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ravenwood.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Smithton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smithton Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Liggett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liggett Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Hugginsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Friendship Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Friendship Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Gentry.
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Worth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Alanthus Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Gentry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Prohibition City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Grant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Stanberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orrsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Conception Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Irena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irena is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Gaynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Conception
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Island City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Blockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 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 Watkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gentry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Allendale
- Athelstan
- Blockton
- Clyde
- Conception Junction
- Darlington
- Gentry
- Grant City
- Parnell
- Sheridan
- Stanberry
- Worth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gentry 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 Watkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728417 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728417 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: Gentry
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parnell East
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3788804 Lon: -94.5096825
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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 Missouri's counties, including Gentry, 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- Watkins 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ravenwood and Gentry. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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. |
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