Welcome to Watson ...
So far, we found very little information about Watson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Watson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watson, please Contact Us.
Watson would have been located within present day Uintah County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Watson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Watson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Watson is 5,350 feet [1,631 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Watson is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Watson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Watson once stood is in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Watson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Watson: This one is located in Uintah County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.
Beyond Utah, 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, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watson.
Communities near Watson ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Watson.
- Ignatio ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dragon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Uintah County
- Atchee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchee
- Atchee is located in Garfield County (CO)
- Rangely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangely
- Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangely <6>
- Dinosaur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinosaur
- Dinosaur is located in Moffat County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dinosaur <6>
- Fort Robidoux ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Robidoux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Robidoux
- Fort Robidoux is located in Uintah County
- Fort Robidoux has also been known as:
- Antoine Robidoux's Fort
- Fort Kit Carson
- William Reed's Post
- Ouray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
- Ouray is located in Uintah County
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 for Watson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Watson post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Watson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |