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>
While we didn't find Watertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watertown listed first.
- Olney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Noble
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gallagher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Passport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Wynoose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Stringtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Rafetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Berryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ingraham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sailor Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Bogota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Chauncey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Landes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Sainte Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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. |
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