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 #19993).
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:
36.2847, -86.3403
The Watson Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the south southeast 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conatser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Bettis - Mosley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Belates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Belates Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belates Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- LaGuardo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cage Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eddins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eddins Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rest Hill Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Hill Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Speck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Possum Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Juliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chipman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rogana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Gladeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Hendersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunnel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Hartsville
- Hendersonville
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
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 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 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 Watson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #19993
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273925 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273925 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hunters Point
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2850514 Lon: -86.3405475
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Wilson, 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 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. |