Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Watertown had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watertown, with the one closest to Watertown listed first.
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
- Mount Carrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
- Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lulu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Lulu is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <2>
- Suwannee Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwannee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
- Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
- Olustee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
- Olustee is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <2>
- White Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs
- White Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Springs <2>
- Wellborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn
- Wellborn is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellborn <2>
- Mikesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
- Mikesville is located in Columbia County
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Fort White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
- Fort White is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <2>
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - McAlpin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin
- McAlpin is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlpin <2>
- Lake Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
- Lake Butler is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <2>
- Sanderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson
- Sanderson is located in Baker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanderson <2>
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Padlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - O'Brien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- O'Brien is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <2>
- Rixford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Live Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Suwannee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <2>
- Branford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
- Branford is located in Suwannee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branford <2>
- High Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
- High Springs is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <2>
- New River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |