Welcome to Watova ...

Watova is located in Nowata County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Watova is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Watova: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities near Watova ...

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

• Bartlesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlesville
  • Bartlesville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlesville <4>
• Nowata
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata
  • Nowata is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nowata <4>
• Dewey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <4>
• Chelsea
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <4>
• Oologah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oologah
  • Oologah is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oologah <4>
• Ramona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <4>
• Ochelata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochelata have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochelata
  • Ochelata is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochelata <4>
• Delaware
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
• Foyil
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foyil have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foyil
  • Foyil is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foyil <4>
• Lenapah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenapah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenapah
  • Lenapah is located in Nowata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenapah <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 Watova. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watova.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watova ...

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

Adding Watova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watova 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 Watova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Watova post office opened in 1892.

We also found Watova on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/