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:
35.4226, -83.4149
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 Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the west northwest of the Watkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wiggins - Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Owl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- McHan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McHan Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHan Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
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- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Galbraith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- De Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The De Hart Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Hart Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brendle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brendle Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendle Cemetery
- Fred Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fred Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred Cochran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Bryson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989191 <5>
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
- Laney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Bryson City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unahala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Forney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Greens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Wesser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Tellico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Sylva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
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 Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Franklin
- Sylva
- Sylva lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Watkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sylva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Webster
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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Swain 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 #1016472 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016472 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 632 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryson City
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4225965 Lon: -83.4148792
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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> | 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. |