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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Watson had a population of 238 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watson had a population of 89 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watson, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Brownville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phelps City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Langdon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Langdon is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Nemaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarkio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Julian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
- Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glenrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenrock is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
- Howe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Shubert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Brock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barada
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farragut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nebraska City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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