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:
36.6934, -82.8410
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Watson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Watson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Watson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Willis Campbells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fritz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Maness - Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Speer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Speer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Warlf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Warlf Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warlf Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Robinette - Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinette - Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette - Williams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Robinette - Williams Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Duffield.
- The Robinette - Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinette Cemetery
- Williams Robinette
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492390 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Purchase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Purchase Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Clendenen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clendenen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Duffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stickleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Clinchport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kermit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Ely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Keokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
- Rawhide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Pennington Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Blackwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Darnell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Big Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Yuma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- East Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Kyles Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Greenvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Gate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Saint Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Stone Gap
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Jonesville
- Pennington Gap
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 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 Scott 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 #1488210 (Watson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488210 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duffield
- Location given for Watson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6934277 Lon: -82.840996
- 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 Scott, 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 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> | 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. |
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