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. 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 Watkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watkins Cemetery:
39.8745, -82.9880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Obetz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Obetz Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- 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)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Thomas Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Adams Cemetery
- Hendren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hendren Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendren Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
- Tifcreth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudas Achim Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Israel Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- 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)
- The Grove City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Scioto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scioto Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
- 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)
- The Groveport Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<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)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Obetz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Edward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Bannon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bannon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
- Grove City Country Club
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Lockbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Grove City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Groveport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Urbancrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Blacklick Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Edgewater Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Duvall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Grandview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Truro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Shepard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Valleyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- 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
- Columbus
- Grove City
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 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:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Watkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047619 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047619 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lockbourne
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8745082 Lon: -82.9879604
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watkins 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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