Welcome to Watoga ...
So far, we found very little information about Watoga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Watoga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Watoga, please Contact Us.
Watoga would have been located within present day Pocahontas County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Watoga, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Watoga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Watoga is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Watoga was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Watoga once stood is in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities near Watoga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watoga.
- Marlinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <7>
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <7>
- Falling Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Huntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Onoto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Edray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Thorny Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Loveridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Neola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Oscar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
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 Watoga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watoga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watoga. 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 Watoga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watoga. See our Newspapers Page for Watoga.
Adding Watoga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Watoga 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 Watoga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Watoga post office opened in 1906.
We also found Watoga on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Watoga.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Watoga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, 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 Watoga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |