Welcome to Watts ...

Watts is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Watts is located in Searcy County<1>.

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We aren't confident of the location of Watts, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Watts is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Watts: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Watts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Watts - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Watts ...

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

Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
Saint Joe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <5>
Big Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Big Flat is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flat <5>
Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
Baker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Searcy County
Dennard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennard
- Dennard is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennard <5>
Rumley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
- Rumley is located in Van Buren County
Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watts ...

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

Adding Watts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watts 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 for Watts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Watts post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Searcy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watts - 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 Watts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Watts 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/