Welcome to Watsondale ...

So far, we found very little information about Watsondale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Watsondale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watsondale, please Contact Us.

Watsondale would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

The location of Watsondale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watsondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Watsondale is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Watsondale was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Watsondale ...

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

• Grantsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Rockwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Confluence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <5>
• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Friendsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <5>
• Accident
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <5>
• Markleysburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleysburg
  • Markleysburg is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleysburg <5>
• Addison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
• New Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
  • New Centerville is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
• Brandonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
  • Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Watsondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watsondale.

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

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

Adding Watsondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watsondale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Watsondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Watsondale post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watsondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/