A visit to the Watts 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 Watts Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watts Cemetery (FG ID #20001).
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 Watts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watts Cemetery:
35.4440, -87.1862
The Watts Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
The cemetery is located in Maury County<3>.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of the Watts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watts Cemetery.
Name Variations for Watts 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.
Watts Cemetery has also been known as:
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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Watts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blowing Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spencer Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turnbo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stone Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18992 <1>
- Anderson Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10664 <1>
- Terry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bumpass - King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bumpass - King Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass - King Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bumpass - King Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9931 <1>
- Orr Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheepneck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elk Ridge Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Gooch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gooch Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gooch Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12471 <1>
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howell Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13701 <1>
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16123 <1>
- Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilbreath - Morrow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12373 <1>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lasley Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lasley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14514 <1>
- Hubbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hubbell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13708 <1>
- Chaffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKissick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16124 <1>
- Hackney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12772 <1>
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] of the Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Screamer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Southport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frierson Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Broadview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ashwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ethridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bufords
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culleoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armour Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Bodenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scribner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ben ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
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 Watts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Lynnville
- Mount Pleasant
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Watts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury 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 Watts Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #20001
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646573 (Watts Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646573 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: Maury
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy Hook
- Location given for Watts Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4436876 Lon: -87.1863992
- 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> | 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- Watts Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |