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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 ...

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

Lat:   40.2083°   (40° 12' 29")

Lon:   -83.2408°   (-83° 14' 26")

The Watkins Cemetery is located in Union County<1>.

The county seat for Union County is located in Marysville. Marysville lies just to the west northwest of the Watkins Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Union 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 Watkins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Watkins Cemetery.

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

    • New California
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
      • New California is located in Union County
    • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Hills Grove ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hills Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
      • Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cutlers Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
      • Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
    • Ostrander
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ostrander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
      • Ostrander is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ostrander <5>
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Delaware County
      • Edinburg has also been known as:
      • Fairview
    • New Dover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
      • New Dover is located in Union County
    • Scioto Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scioto Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
      • Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
    • Rathbone ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
      • Rathbone is located in Delaware County
    • White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Sulphur Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
      • White Sulphur Springs is located in Delaware County
    • Bellepoint
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
      • Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
      • Bellepoint has also been known as:
      • Belle Poine
      • Bell Point
    • Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loveless Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
      • Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gabriel Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
        • Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
      • Shawnee Hills
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Klondike ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klondike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
        • Klondike is located in Delaware County
      • White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur Springs Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
        • White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
        • White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
        • White Sulphur
      • Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brindle Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
        • Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
      • Marysville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Unionville Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
        • Unionville Center is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Plain City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
        • Plain City is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <5>
      • Lamb Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
        • Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Scioto ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scioto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto
        • Scioto is located in Delaware County
      • Sandy Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
        • Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County
      • Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scioto Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Bridge
        • Scioto Bridge is located in Delaware County
      • Lybrand ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lybrand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
        • Lybrand is located in Delaware County

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Watkins Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bouic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bouic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bouic Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bouic Cemetery
    • Buxton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buxton Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buxton Cemetery
    • New California Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New California Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New California Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New California Cemetery
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mill Creek Baptist Cemetery
      • New Mill Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42131 <7>
    • Mt. Herman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brock Road Cemetery
      • Frankfort Cemetery
      • Herriott Cemetery
      • Jerome Cemetery
      • Jerome Twp. #2 Cemetery
      • Old Jerome Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jerome Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jerome Twp. Cemetery is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerome Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jerome.
      • The Jerome Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jerome Cemetery
      • Jerome Road Cemetery
      • Jerome Twp. #1 Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerome Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200660 <7>
    • Eversole Run Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eversole Run Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Eversole Run Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • The Eversole Run Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eversole Cemetery
      • Freshwater Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eversole Run Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990843 <7>
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Mills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mills Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • The Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Mill Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284102 <7>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edinburg Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640288 <7>
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Ohio Home Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Ohio Home Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • The Ohio Home Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Girls Industrial School Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Home Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240803 <7>
      • Carson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Carson Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266876 <7>
      • Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151240 <7>
      • Cutler Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cutler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Cutler Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutler Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425227 <7>
      • Oller Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Depp Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Depp Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Depp Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Depp Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283991 <7>
      • Newhouse Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #1047620  (Watkins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1047620 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: Shawnee Hills
      • County: Union         Elev: 295
      • Location given for GNIS #1047620 (Watkins Cemetery)

    The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Union, 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 Watkins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2083, Longitude: -83.2408    
    <3>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.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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