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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watson Cemetery:
33.0371, -90.1709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the northeast of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tredwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tredwell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredwell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Cemetery
- Coxburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coxburg Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg Cemetery
- Harlands Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meggs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggs Cemetery
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Rankin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rankin Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Spoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spoll Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoll Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Lexington.
- The West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63549 <5>
- Stigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stigler Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boatwright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Tolarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Coxburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Mileston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Gwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Bee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Tchula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Ituma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keirn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Yazoo City
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 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706709 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706709 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0370733 Lon: -90.1709201
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, 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 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. |