RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Los Angeles County >> WatsonIndex...

Welcome to Watson ...

Watson is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

Watson is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Watson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Watson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Watson: This one is located in Los Angeles County and the other is located in Tehama County.

Beyond California, there are 57 communities that are also named Watson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, 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.

  • Los Angeles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anaheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Torrance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
    • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <3>
  • Fullerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Downey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
  • Inglewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwalk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watson - 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.