Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Watterson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Watterson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Watterson is located in Ringgold County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ringgold County: Decatur, Taylor, Union, Harrison (MO) & Worth (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Watterson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watterson:
- Ringgold County (The home county of Watterson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <1>
- Delphos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Redding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Maloy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Kellerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
- Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <1>
- Diagonal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
- Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <1>
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County
- Ellston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Tingley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
- Tingley is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <1>
- Beaconsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Clarke County
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Lamoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
- Lamoni is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <1>
- Grand River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Davis City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Davis City is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Decatur City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
- Van Wert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Blockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Athelstan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Clearfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <1>
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Lenox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lenox is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <1>
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
- Gravity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Shannon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon City
- Shannon City is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Arispe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
- Arispe is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Union County
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
- Gentry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Gentry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Gentry is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
- Alanthus Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Gentry County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Harrison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <1>
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Blythedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blythedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <1>
- Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - New Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Gardner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Bethany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
- Cainsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Mount Moriah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Nodaway County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Parnell is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <1>
- Gaynor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Orrsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Ravenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Hopkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Hopkins is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <1>
- Worth County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <1>
- Irena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <1>
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Prohibition City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prohibition City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Worth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Worth is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Worth County (MO)
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watterson, see our County-by-County Page for Watterson.
Newspapers Published in Watterson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watterson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watterson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watterson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Watterson:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Ringgold County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Decatur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Taylor County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gentry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nodaway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Ringgold County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Watterson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watterson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watterson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Ringgold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringgold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringgold Cemetery
- Crim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crim Cemetery
- Lotts Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lotts Grove Cemetery
- Caledonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caledonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Fork Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Douglas Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
- Petry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petry Cemetery
- Shaha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaha Cemetery
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Clark - Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark - Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark - Allen Cemetery
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Center Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Watterson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watterson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watterson, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Caledonia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mount Ayr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <1>
- Delphos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <1>
- Redding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Irena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Maloy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Pawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Worth County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Washington Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Washington Center is located in Harrison County (MO)
- Kellerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
- Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <1>
- Blockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washington Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watterson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watterson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watterson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6019, Longitude: -94.2336 In this case, the coordinates for Watterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Watterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |