Welcome to Watertown ...
So far, we found very little information about Watertown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Watertown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watertown, please Contact Us.
Watertown would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The location of Watertown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Watertown is 6,800 feet [2,073 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Watertown is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Watertown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Watertown still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Watertown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Watertown - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois (3), Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watertown.
Communities near Watertown ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Watertown.
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Lander County
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lander County
- Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
- Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Blade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
- Ophir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Watertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watertown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watertown. 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 Watertown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watertown. See our Newspapers Page for Watertown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 Watertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |