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Welcome to Watchorn ...

Watchorn is located in Pawnee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watchorn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Watchorn is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watchorn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Watchorn: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Watchorn ...

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

  • Perry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Morrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ralston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Skedee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Petes Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watchorn ...

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

Adding Watchorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watchorn 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 (so far) for Watchorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Watchorn post office opened in 1925. The Watchorn post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watchorn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watchorn - 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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Watchorn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Watchorn 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/