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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 Watts Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   31.3288°   (31° 19' 43")

Lon:   -89.7231°   (-89° 43' 23")

The Watts Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the southwest of the Watts Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Watts Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stringer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stringer Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
    • The Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Columbia.
    • The Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sylvest Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316202 <5>
  • Stringer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stringer Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Singley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Singley Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Broom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Raybourn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raybourn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raybourn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • New Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Randle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Randle Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Baylis Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baylis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baylis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baylis Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Tolar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tolar Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rocky Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Watts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watts Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Breakfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breakfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breakfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Breakfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Enon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Thompson Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Bunker Hill Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bunker Hill Memorial Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Slade Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slade Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Old Broom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Broom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Broom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Broom Cemetery is located in Marion County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Watts Cemetery.

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

  • Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Expose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Expose is located in Marion County
  • Goss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Bassfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Sumrall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinebur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Pinebur is located in Marion County
  • Oak Vale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Kokomo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tilton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
  • Prentiss
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <6>
  • West Hattiesburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Lux
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
    • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Seminary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
    • Arm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Williamsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Purvis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <6>
    • Kola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
    • Sartinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
    • Angie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
    • Wells Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • Hattiesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <6>

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 Watts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Watts Cemetery:

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 Watts Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #710579  (Watts Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #710579 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: Improve
    • County: Marion         Elev: 97
    • Location given for GNIS #710579 (Watts Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Marion, 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 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 Watts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3288, Longitude: -89.7231       In this case, the coordinates for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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