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. 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 Watkins Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.8745°   (39° 52' 28")

Lon:   -82.9880°   (-82° 59' 16")

The Watkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the north of the Watkins Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>

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

• Walnut Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Obetz Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Obetz Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Obetz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Obetz Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• St. Josephs Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• St. Joseph Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43149 <5>
• Fernwood Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Union Methodist Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Methodist Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Union Methodist Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Peters Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
  • The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Thomas Adams Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Adams Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Thomas Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Hendren Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendren Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Hendren Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Beth Jacob Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Jacob Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Tifcreth Israel Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tifcreth Israel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tifcreth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Tifcreth Israel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
• Agudas Achim Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agudas Achim Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agudas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42241 <5>
  • Temple Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
    • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
    • The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109024 <5>
  • Grove City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Scioto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scioto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scioto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scioto Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
    • The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
    • The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cholera Cemetery
    • Helen Harold & Paul Peters Cemetery
    • Paul Peters Farm Cemetery
  • Groveport Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Groveport Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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 Watkins Cemetery.

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

• Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
  • Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
• Sharp ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
  • Sharp is located in Franklin County
• Obetz
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obetz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz
  • Obetz is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obetz <7>
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Bright is located in Franklin County
• Edward ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
  • Edward is located in Franklin County
  • Edward has also been known as:
  • Edwards Station
• Bannon ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
  • Bannon is located in Franklin County
• Grove City Country Club
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City Country Club
  • Grove City Country Club is located in Franklin County
• Zuber ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zuber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
  • Zuber is located in Franklin County
• Lockbourne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbourne
  • Lockbourne is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockbourne <7>
• Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muhks Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
  • Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
• Grove City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <7>
• Groveport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
  • Groveport is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <7>
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Zimmer ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zimmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
    • Zimmer is located in Franklin County
  • Briggsdale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briggsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
    • Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
  • Urbancrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbancrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
    • Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Ridpath ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridpath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
    • Ridpath is located in Franklin County
  • Blacklick Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
    • Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
  • Edgewater Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <7>
  • Bexley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <7>
  • Pleasant Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Duvall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
    • Duvall is located in Pickaway County
  • Grandview Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Heights
    • Grandview Heights is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview Heights <7>
  • Truro ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Franklin County
  • Doneys ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doneys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
    • Doneys is located in Franklin County
  • Valleyview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
    • Valleyview is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Sullivant ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
    • Sullivant is located in Franklin County
    • Sullivant has also been known as:
    • Sullivants

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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Bexley
  • Bexley lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Watkins Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bexley.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
• Columbus
  • Columbus lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Watkins Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Columbus.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Grove City
  • Grove City lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Watkins Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grove City.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City

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 Ohio:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Clark County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Delaware County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Fairfield County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Fayette County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Hocking County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Licking County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Madison County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Perry County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Pickaway County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Ross County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
  • Union County
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Ohio
  • Cemeteries of Franklin County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Ohio
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Ohio
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Ohio
  • Cemeteries of Franklin
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Watkins 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 Watkins Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #1047619  (Watkins Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1047619 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: Lockbourne
  • County: Franklin         Elev: 223
  • Location given for GNIS #1047619 (Watkins Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/