Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Watertown came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Watertown in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Watertown. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Watertown data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Watertown:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Watertown was listed as Watertown Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Watertown was listed as Watertown Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Watertown was listed as Watertown Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Watertown is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Watertown in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Watertown for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Watertown. See our Misc Page for Watertown for more information.