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Welcome to Watson ...

Watson is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Watson is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Watson (for example, toward Oakdale), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Watson: 931

Communities Also Named Watson ...

While we believe that this Watson is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Watson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hickman, Rutherford and Williamson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 57 communities that are also named Watson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Texas (3), Utah (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Watson ...

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

  • Lakemont Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • Crossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • College Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harriman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 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 Watson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watson ...

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

Adding Watson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watson 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 (so far) for Watson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Watson post office opened in 1904. The Watson post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watson - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/