Welcome to Watterson ...

Watterson is located in Ringgold County<1>.

The location of Watterson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watterson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Watterson is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Watterson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Watterson: (641)

Communities Also Named Watterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Watterson - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Watterson ...

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

• Lamoni
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
  • Lamoni is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <4>
• Mount Ayr
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
  • Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <4>
• Grant City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Grant City is located in Worth County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <4>
• Clearfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Diagonal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
  • Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <4>
• Eagleville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Harrison County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>
• Kellerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
  • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <4>
• Blockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
  • Blockton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
• Blythedale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blythedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
  • Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
• Tingley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
  • Tingley is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <4>

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 Watterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watterson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watterson. 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 Watterson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watterson ...

Looking for more information about Watterson? 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 Watterson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watterson.

Adding Watterson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watterson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Watterson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Watterson post office opened in 1895.

We also found Watterson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/