A visit to the Watts 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 Watts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watts Cemetery:
40.9081, -78.6136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County<2>.
The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Watts Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Watts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cross Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Bonaventure Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bonaventure Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Mahaffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mahaffey Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey Cemetery
- LaJose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The LaJose Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaJose Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sunderland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunderland Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Basil Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Basil Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherry Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Corner is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Lumber City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber City is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Curry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Curry Run is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Bower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bower is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Gazzam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gazzam is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Grampian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mayes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayes is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Olanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mahaffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompsontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompsontown is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Curwensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Washington is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Glen Richey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Richey is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Laborde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laborde is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- McPherron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McPherron is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Irvona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Hope is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Belsena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belsena is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Hyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Rockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockton is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Urey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westover is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Coalport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blain City is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Hegarty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hegarty Crossroads is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Sanborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanborn is also located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Luthersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Watts Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clearfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Curwensville
- Mahaffey
- Rockton
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 Watts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 Watts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190700 (Watts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190700 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 504 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Curwensville
- Location given for Watts Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9081164 Lon: -78.6136375
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, 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' (or 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- Watts 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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