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:
38.0110, -78.1461
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 Louisa County<2>.
The county seat for Louisa County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies just to the east of the Watson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Grubbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woodbury Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
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- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
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:
- Medlock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Green Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kents Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Vigor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Keswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cuckoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barboursville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Shadwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Hadensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Montpelier Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eastham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
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. The following communities are located in Louisa 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 begin with 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Louisa 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 #1494733 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494733 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: Louisa
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boswells Tavern
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0109729 Lon: -78.1461133
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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 Louisa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | 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. |