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Welcome to Watkins ...

So far, we found very little information about Watkins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Watkins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watkins, please Contact Us.

Watkins was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Watkins would have been located within present day Boone County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Watkins is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Watkins was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Watkins was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Watkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Watkins: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in White County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 26 communities that are also named Watkins - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Watkins ...

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

  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bergman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bellefonte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Western Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Pyatt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pyatt is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Valley Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Everton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Watkins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watkins 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 (so far) for Watkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Watkins post office opened in 1887. The Watkins post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watkins.

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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Watkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Watkins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/