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A visit to the Watson Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Watson Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Watson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 ...

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

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

Lat:   46.7166°   (46° 42' 59")

Lon:   -97.3568°   (-97° 21' 24")

The Watson Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Fargo. Fargo lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Watson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • St. Johannes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johannes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johannes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johannes Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • SheldonCemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the SheldonCemetery
    • The SheldonCemetery is located in Ransom County
    • The SheldonCemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Sheldon City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102489 <5>
  • Enderlin City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Christiania Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Casselton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casselton Cemetery
    • The Casselton Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Casselton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Casselton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #287120 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Leos Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
      • The St. Leos Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Leos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Casselton.
      • The St. Leos Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Leo Cemetery
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Free Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • German Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Barnes County
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Lucca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385111 <5>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Ransom County
    • Gol Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gol Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gol Cemetery is located in Richland County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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.

  • Chaffee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leonard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Cass County
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Sheldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Durbin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Cass County
  • Enderlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Davenport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Anselm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anselm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
    • Anselm is located in Ransom County
  • Barrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Barrie is located in Richland County
  • Casselton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Kindred
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
      • Kindred is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <6>
    • Warren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Cass County
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
    • Mapleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Absaraka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Cass County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alice
    • Alice lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Watson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alice.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Amenia
    • Amenia lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Watson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amenia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
  • Ayr
    • Ayr lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Watson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ayr.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Buffalo
  • Casselton
  • Davenport
  • Enderlin
  • Fingal
  • Kindred
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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 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:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Cass County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Watson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #1032703  (Watson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1032703 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: Sheldon NE
      • County: Cass         Elev: 307
      • Location given for GNIS #1032703 (Watson Cemetery)

    The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

    The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.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 North Dakota's counties, including Cass, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 46.7166, Longitude: -97.3568       In this case, the coordinates for the Watson 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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