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Welcome to Watson ...The village of Watson is located in Effingham County<1>. The location of Watson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Watson: WAHT-suhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Watson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Watson has a population of 733 people<4> (see below for details). Watson is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Watson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Watson (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Watson lies within the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Watson: 62473<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Watson had an population of 733 people. This is a decrease of 2.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.55% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Watson had a population of 754 people. This makes Watson the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 754 people, the population of Watson increased 3.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 729 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Watson. Communities Also Named Watson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Watson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watson. Communities near Watson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watson.
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 Watson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watson. 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 Watson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watson. See our Newspapers Page for Watson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watson ...Looking for more information about Watson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Watson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Watson. Adding Watson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Watson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Watson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Watson on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Watson. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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