A visit to the Watkins Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Watkins Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watkins Cemetery (FG ID #2390024).
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:
36.3063, -86.1932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Watkins Cemetery is located in Wilson County<3>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the southwest of the Watkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watkins Cemetery.
Name Variations for Watkins Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Watkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Wakins - Ramsey Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> of the Watkins Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dies Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Baptist & Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Speck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wier Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wier Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Carman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piper - Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartsville Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bettis - Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Stalcup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<4> of the Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Chipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Monoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rogana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bethpage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Laguardo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meadorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Hartsville
- Lebanon
- Watertown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Watkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2390024
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lebanon and Hartsville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
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