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>.

The location of Watkins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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.<4>.

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

The location where Watkins once stood is in the (870) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Bergman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
  • Bergman is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <5>
• Bellefonte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
• Jasper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Alpena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
• Western Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
  • Western Grove is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Pyatt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
  • Pyatt is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
• Valley Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
• Everton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Everton is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <5>
• Saint Joe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <5>

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 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.

We also found Watkins in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watkins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/