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:
36.7890, -80.7270
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 Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the south southwest of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shockley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Carter - Wilkerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- DeHaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The DeHaven Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeHaven Cemetery
- Thomas Alderman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Gilmer Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Andrew Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Surratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Surratt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surratt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Surratt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hillsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354339 <5>
- Lilburn Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charles H Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freemont Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont Cemetery
- Church Alderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Thomas Jennings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Hillsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Star
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sylvatus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Fancy Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gladesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Nester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Sheep Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Indian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pike City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Draper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
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 Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Fries lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Watson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fries.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
- Galax
- Hillsville
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 helpful 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 #1738944 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738944 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 739 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsville
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7890165 Lon: -80.7270163
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Carroll, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |