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 Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Spruce Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
- Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County
- Hawley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Ashfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- South Ashfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashfield
- South Ashfield is located in Franklin County
- West Hawley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County
- Cummington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Buckland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Swift River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- East Charlemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlemont
- East Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Charlemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- East Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - West Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Shattuckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville
- Shattuckville is located in Franklin County
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Franklin County
- Savoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Rowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Rowe is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- West Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Worthington
- West Worthington is located in Hampshire County
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Griswoldville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Griswoldville is located in Franklin County
- Savoy Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savoy Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County
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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. |
| <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> | 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. |