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.
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Blossburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Linn Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- North Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
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- Cunningham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham is located in Jefferson County
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- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- Bartonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
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- Ensley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Wylam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Robbins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
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- East Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
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- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
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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