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Welcome to Watauga ...The city of Watauga is primarily located in Carter County<1>. A portion of Watauga extends into Washington County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Watauga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Watauga has a population of 372 people<2> (see below for details). Watauga is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Watauga lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Watauga is located in the (423) area code. The ZIP code for Watauga: 37694<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Watauga had an population of 372 people. This is a decrease of 18.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.69% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Watauga had a population of 458 people. This makes Watauga the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 458 people, the population of Watauga increased 13.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 403 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Watauga. Communities Also Named Watauga ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Watauga - they are located in Kentucky (2), North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watauga. Communities near Watauga ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watauga.
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 Watauga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watauga. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watauga. 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 Watauga. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watauga. See our Newspapers Page for Watauga. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watauga ...Looking for more information about Watauga? 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 Watauga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watauga. Adding Watauga to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Watauga 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 Watauga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Watauga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Watauga. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watauga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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