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Welcome to Watertown Center ...

Watertown Center is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Watertown Center: Watertown Ctr. (or less commonly used: Watertown Cen., Watertown Cent. or Watertown Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Watertown Center for more information about variations on the name of Watertown Center.

Watertown Center is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watertown Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Watertown Center: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Watertown Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watertown Center.

  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • West Carthage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Adams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
  • Sackets Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Black River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Philadelphia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Copenhagen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Theresa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people

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 Watertown Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watertown Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watertown Center. 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 Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watertown Center. See our Newspapers Page for Watertown Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watertown Center ...

Looking for more information about Watertown Center? 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 Watertown Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watertown Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watertown Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Watertown Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Watertown Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.