Do you know of Watchung ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Watchung. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Watchung.<1>
We found mention of Watchung as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Essex County, New Jersey.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Watchung ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Watchung:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Watchung - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned
More Orphans in Essex County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Essex County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |