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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. 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 Watson Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.4254°   (36° 25' 31")

Lon:   -80.5822°   (-80° 34' 55")

The Watson Cemetery is located in Surry County<1>.

The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies just to the west southwest of the Watson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Watson Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Watson Cemetery.

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

  • Ararat
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Ararat is located in Surry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <8>
  • Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
  • Holly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • White Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Surry County
  • Sheltontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Toast
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toast have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
    • Toast is located in Surry County
  • Pilot Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Surry County
  • Copeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Brush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dobson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
      • Dobson is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <8>
    • Westfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Surry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <8>
    • Stony Knoll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Surry County
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Albion
      • From the Watson Cemetery to Albion
    • Mount Herman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Surry County
    • Pinnacle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
    • Rockford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shoals
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Richmond Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boyden ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
      • Boyden is located in Surry County
    • Cana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Carroll County (VA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <8>
    • Ararat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Round Peak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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. The following communities are located in Surry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Watson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4254, Longitude: -80.5822    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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