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Welcome to Watertown ...

Watertown is located in Blount County<1>.

Watertown is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Watertown and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Watertown: 865

Communities Also Named Watertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Watertown: This one is located in Blount County and the other is located in Wilson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 20 communities that are also named Watertown - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois (3), Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Watertown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Watertown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Watertown ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kodak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sevierville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seymour Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Aldenwood Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Pigeon Forge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watertown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.