A visit to the Watson 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 Watson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watson Cemetery (FG ID #2536398).
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 Watson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watson Cemetery:
36.6060, -85.4252
The Watson Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the southwest of the Watson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Donaldson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nevin Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- John H. Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Arms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Free Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloyds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meshack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylors Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garretts Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Watson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkesville
- Byrdstown
- Celina
- Livingston
- Tompkinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Watson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Watson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2536398
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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- Watson 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. |