Welcome to Watson ...

Watson is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Watson is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Watson: (580)

The ZIP code for Watson: 74963<3>

Communities Also Named Watson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 57 communities that are also named Watson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watson.

Communities near Watson ...

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

• Wickes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Wickes is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <5>
• Grannis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grannis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
  • Grannis is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
• Hatfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <5>
• Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <5>
• Smithville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Vandervoort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Bog Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
• Octavia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octavia
  • Octavia is located in Le Flore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Octavia <5>
• Hatton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton is located in Polk County (AR)
• Potter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Polk County (AR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watson ...

Looking for more information about Watson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Watson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Watson.

Adding Watson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watson 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 for Watson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Watson post office opened in 1908.

We also found Watson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/