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:
35.5545, -84.8205
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 Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Watkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Watkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Correll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Correll Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Smith - Wilkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- DeArmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The DeArmond Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Burttram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burttram Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burttram Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Decatur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Porter - Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Old Goodfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
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:
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Akeman Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Lakewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Bryan Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cumberland Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Lamontville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Birchwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Pioneer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Summer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Etola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Luttrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
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 Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Spring City
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 #1304413 (Watkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304413 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Watkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5545158 Lon: -84.8205012
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |