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>
Watson itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watson, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- North Great Falls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Great Falls is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great Falls
- Great Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Sand Coulee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vaughn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ulm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floweree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Truly is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly
- Belt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sun River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Armington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armington is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
- Highwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tunis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Saint Clair ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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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