Welcome to Wattis Junction ...

Wattis Junction is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Wattis Junction: Wattis Jct. (or less commonly used: Wattis Jctn.)

Wattis Junction is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wattis Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wattis Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wattis Junction lies within the (435) area code.

Communities near Wattis Junction ...

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

• Price
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Price is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <4>
• Helper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helper
  • Helper is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helper <4>
• Huntington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Wellington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Cleveland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Elmo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <4>
• Hiawatha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
• Scofield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Scofield is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
• Mohrland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
  • Mohrland is located in Emery County
• Coal City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Carbon County
  • Former names for Coal City:
  • Cedar Mesa Ranch
  • Dempsey City
  • Dempseyville
  • Great Western
  • Oak Springs Bench

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wattis Junction ...

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

Adding Wattis Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wattis Junction 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 Wattis Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Utah Railway Employees' Time Table #96 Employees' Time Table #31 (February 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wattis Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/