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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <3>
• Waite Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <3>
• Saint Joseph
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
• 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/