Welcome to Watson ...

Watson is located in Meagher County<1>.

The location of Watson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Watson is 5,260 feet [1,603 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Watson is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Watson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Watson is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Watson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Watson: This one is located in Meagher County and the other is located in Cascade County.

Beyond Montana, 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, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (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.

• Whites City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
• Diamond City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
• Fort Logan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
  • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
• Cavetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Langford City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
  • Langford City is located in Meagher County
• Winston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Winston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <4>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
• Millegan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millegan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
  • Millegan is located in Cascade County
• Townsend
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Broadwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
• East Helena
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watson ...

Looking for more information about Watson? 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 Watson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 for Watson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Watson post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/