Welcome to Watertown ...So far, we found very little information about Watertown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Watertown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watertown, please Contact Us. Watertown would have been located within present day Richland County<2>. The pronunciation of Watertown: WAH-ter-town<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Watertown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881. While the community is gone, the present day location for Watertown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Watertown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Watertown (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The Area Codes where Watertown was located: 618 & 730<5> Communities Also Named Watertown ...While we believe that this Watertown is located in Richland County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Watertown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ogle and Rock Island County. Beyond Illinois, there are 20 communities that are also named Watertown - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watertown. Communities near Watertown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watertown.
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 Watertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watertown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watertown. 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 Watertown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watertown. See our Newspapers Page for Watertown. Adding Watertown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Watertown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Watertown was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Watertown. Footnotes ...
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