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A visit to the Watsons Memorial 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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery:

34.0404, -94.8411

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

The Watsons Memorial Cemetery is located in McCurtain County<2>.

The county seat for McCurtain County is located in Idabel. Idabel lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Watsons Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Watsons Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Watsons Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lukfata Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lukfata Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukfata Cemetery
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Garvin.
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188528 <5>
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Broken Bow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183139 <5>
  • Hochatown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hochatown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochatown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hochatown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hochatown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1316408 <5>
  • Denison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Denison Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Canfield Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
  • Redland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Redland Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
  • Moran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Moran Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
  • Eagletown Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Eagletown Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown Cemetery
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Haley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Haley Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
    • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    • Tonka Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Tonka Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Cemetery
    • Albion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wilson Chapel Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    • Rufe Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Albion (TX).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379950 <5>
    • Bachman Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Bachman Cemetery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
    • Haworth Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Haworth Cemetery is located in McCurtain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Watsons Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watsons Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Golden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holly Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Broken Bow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Garvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hochatown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wright City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Millerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Idabel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <6>
  • Valliant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Eagletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Slim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
  • Albion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Haworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ringold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Greenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Rufe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Acworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Acworth is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
    • Swink
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCurtain County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watsons Memorial 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 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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to McCurtain 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 Watsons Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1777856  (Watsons Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1777856 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: McCurtain
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Steel Junction
      • Location given for Watsons Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0403863     Lon: -94.8410526
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, 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 from Point A (ie- Watsons Memorial 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.