Welcome to Watertown ...

Watertown is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watertown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Watertown is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watertown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Watertown lies within the (386) area code.

Communities Also Named Watertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Watertown - they are located in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois (3), Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watertown.

Communities near Watertown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watertown.

• White Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs
  • White Springs is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Springs <3>
• Fort White
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <3>
• Lulu
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <3>
• Olustee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
  • Olustee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <3>
• Wellborn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn
  • Wellborn is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellborn <3>
• Lake Butler
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <3>
• McAlpin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin
  • McAlpin is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlpin <3>
• Sanderson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson
  • Sanderson is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanderson <3>
• Worthington Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <3>
• O'Brien
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Watertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watertown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watertown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watertown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watertown. See our Newspapers Page for Watertown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watertown ...

Looking for more information about Watertown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Watertown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watertown.

Adding Watertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watertown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Watertown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/