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:
35.7265, -87.4770
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 Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the north of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shipp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Griner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Griner Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Cemetery
- Oakmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakmont Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Shouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shouse Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Breece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Breece Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breece Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shipp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Carothers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carothers Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carothers Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Wheat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wheat Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Stanfill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanfill Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Coates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Swan Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aetna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Tottys Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Kimmins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Littlelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Nunnelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Greenfield Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Duck River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hohenwald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hampshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Primm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Arkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Only
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lobelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Beardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
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 Hickman 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hickman 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 #1273922 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273922 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunrise
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7264578 Lon: -87.476959
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, 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 things 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> | 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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