A visit to the Watson 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 Watson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watson Cemetery:
35.0468, -86.2169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Callaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Callaway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Maxwell Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Moore Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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- Larkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Polly Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Noah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Cemetery
- Moseley - Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Beans Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gonder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gonder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonder Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunt - Larkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Beans Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Francisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Lexie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Estillfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Sal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Hytop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
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- Baileytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Cowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Corder Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Hollytree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Skyline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Greenhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson 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 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 Watson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273916 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273916 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beans Creek
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0467526 Lon: -86.2169308
- 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 Franklin, 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- 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> | 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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