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Census Data for Watkins Corner

As far as we can tell, Watkins Corner<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Watkins Corner, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Courtland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newsoms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
    • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
  • Como
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
  • Capron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
    • Capron is located in Southampton County
  • Boykins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Severn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
    • Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Murfreesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
    • Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <2>
  • Branchville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Southampton County
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Winton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
    • Wakefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
    • Cofield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cofield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
      • Cofield is located in Hertford County (NC)

Southampton County ...

Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Southampton County.

Miscellaneous Information for Watkins Corner ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Southampton County or the community of Watkins Corner:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Watkins Corner:
    • GNIS ID for Watkins Corner: 1477863
    • GNIS ID for Southampton County: 1480171
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Watkins Corner is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Watkins Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watkins Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Watkins Corner may originally have been Watkin's Corner. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Watkins Corner might be written as Watkin Corner. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Watkins Corner.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Southampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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