Welcome to Watson ...

Watson is located in Calhoun County<1>.

Watson is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Watson: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Watson ...

While we believe that this Watson is located in Calhoun County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Watson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Desha and Woodruff County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 57 communities that are also named Watson - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Watson ...

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

• Warren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Warren is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Fordyce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fordyce is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <4>
• Hampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampton is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Bearden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bearden is located in Ouachita County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <4>
• Hermitage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Kingsland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Thornton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
• Harrell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Banks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Banks is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
• Lanark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanark is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watson ...

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