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Welcome to Wattensaw ...

Wattensaw is located in Lonoke County<1>.

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

Wattensaw is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wattensaw ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cabot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Beebe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
  • Austin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Lonoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <3>
  • McRae
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • McRae is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Garner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wattensaw ...

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

Adding Wattensaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wattensaw in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wattensaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wattensaw post office opened in 1887. The Wattensaw post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wattensaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wattensaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/