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 Watson had a population of 326 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watson had a population of 732 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watson, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
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- Funkhouser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Funkhouser is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Elliottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elliottstown is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hill is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is also located in Effingham County
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- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eberle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eberle is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Teutopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Dieterich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Point is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Shumway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Bible Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moccasin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Riffle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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