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 #7498).
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:
33.0016, -94.1701
The Watson Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Linden. Linden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Watson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watson Cemetery.
Establishment of the Watson Cemetery ...
The Watson Cemetery was established in 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ferrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Good Exchange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baugass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baugass Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugass Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rambo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rambo Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo Cemetery
- Josey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Josey Cemetery is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josey Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Whatley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Huffins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bivins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kildare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLeod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zylks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rodessa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Queen City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Capps City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Bloomburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Vivian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Doddridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Douglassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Jefferson
- Linden
- Vivian
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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Cass 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: #7498
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1370935 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370935 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atlanta South
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0015223 Lon: -94.1701857
- 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 Texas' counties, including Cass, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |