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:
36.0977, -77.7108
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 Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Old Bricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Bricks Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bricks Cemetery
- Ethridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ethridge Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knight Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Enfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47857 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pettitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettitt Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettitt Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Whitakers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Battleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gold Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- North Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Dortches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Hartsease
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hilliardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Westry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Halifax Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Hartsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Roseneath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Aventon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Regency Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Allen Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
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 Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 #996867 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996867 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitakers
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0976534 Lon: -77.710809
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Edgecombe, 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 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. |