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:
34.8488, -78.1875
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 Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Watson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merritt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Merritt Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Snipes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipes Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <5>
- Spearman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ingold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Herring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Rose Hill.
- Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479086 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brices Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Harrells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Duff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Ingold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Moltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Safe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Turkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Teachey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Register
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Kerr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Tin City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Murphey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Greenevers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Kenansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- McDaniels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
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 Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Kenansville
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
- Warsaw
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sampson 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 #1004194 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004194 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delway
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8487798 Lon: -78.1874934
- 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 Sampson, 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 drawn 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. |
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