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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:

36.7090, -81.4868

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 Grayson County<2>.

The county seat for Grayson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Watson Cemetery .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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  • Bolt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Bolt Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kirk Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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  • McCarter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The McCarter Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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  • Blevins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blevins Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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  • Comer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Comer Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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  • Trout Dale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Trout Dale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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  • Keesling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Keesling Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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  • Rowland Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grubb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grubb Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Young Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Morgan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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    • Scott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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    • Pugh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Pugh Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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    • Scott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
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    • Pugh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pugh Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Ross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Adams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Grayson County
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    • Hutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hutton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Trout Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
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  • Rugby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rugby is located in Grayson County
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  • Flat Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
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  • Adwolf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Adwolf is located in Smyth County
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  • Mount Carmel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
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  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Green Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Cove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Whitetop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
  • Grassy Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Mile Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
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  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Helton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Mouth-of-Wilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Loves Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
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    • Brandon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
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    • Weavers Ford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
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    • Chilhowie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Masada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Masada is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
    • Apple Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
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    • Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bridle Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
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    • Friendship
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Friendship is located in Washington County
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    • Ellendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ellendale is located in Smyth County
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    • Crumpler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Piney Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Grayson 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 first visit 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: