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Welcome to Watson Estates ...

Watson Estates is located in Anderson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Watson Estates: Watson Ests.

Watson Estates is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Watson Estates: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Watson Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Watson Estates - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Watson Estates ...

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

  • Anderson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Easley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clemson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hartwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Honea Path
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pendleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watson Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watson Estates - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Watson Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Watson Estates 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.