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Welcome to Watab ...

Watab is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watab, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Watab is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watab lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Watab: 320

Communities near Watab ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watab.

  • Saint Cloud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sartell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
    • Sartell is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <3>
  • Sauk Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waite Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Joseph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
  • Saint Augusta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Augusta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saint Augusta
    • From Watab to Saint Augusta
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Foley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Foley is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
  • Rockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>

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 Watab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watab.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watab. 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 Watab.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watab. See our Newspapers Page for Watab.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watab ...

Looking for more information about Watab? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Watab, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watab.

Adding Watab to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watab 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 Watab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Watab post office opened in 1852.

We also found Watab in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watab.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watab. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watab - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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