Welcome to Watrous ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watrous, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

The town of Watrous is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Watrous lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Telephone area codes for Watrous: (306) & (639)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Watrous: S0K<3>

Websites for Watrous ...

Official Website: www.watrous-sask.com/

Communities Also Named Watrous ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Watrous - they are located in Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Watrous ...

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

Young
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
Drake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
Guernsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
Plunkett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plunkett came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett
Lockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
Venn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venn
Sclanders
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sclanders. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sclanders
Viscount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscount
Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watrous ...

Looking for more information about Watrous? 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 Watrous, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Watrous.

Adding Watrous to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Watrous was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Watrous mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watrous.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Watrous: www.watrous-sask.com/

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watrous - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Watrous). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Watrous or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.