Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Ringgold
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Broomtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- New Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Farill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farill
- Chattoogaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Round Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Waterhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse
- Early ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Kirk's Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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