Welcome to Watson ...So far, we found very little information about Watson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Watson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watson, please Contact Us. Watson was located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Watson would have been located within present day Marquette County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Watson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. While the community is gone, the present day location for Watson is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Watson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Watson (for example, toward Powers), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The Area Code where Watson was located: 906 Communities Also Named Watson ...While we believe that this Watson is located in Marquette County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Watson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegan and Montmorency County. Beyond Michigan, 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), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, 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. 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 (so far) for Watson was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Watson. Footnotes ...
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