Welcome to Wattsville ...
Wattsville is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wattsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Wattsville is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wattsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wattsville: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Wattsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Wattsville - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wattsville.
Communities near Wattsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wattsville.
- Summersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <4>
- Gassaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Birch River
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herold
- From Wattsville to Herold
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 Wattsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wattsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wattsville. 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 Wattsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wattsville. See our Newspapers Page for Wattsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wattsville ...
Looking for more information about Wattsville? 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 Wattsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wattsville.
Adding Wattsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wattsville 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 Wattsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Wattsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wattsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wattsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Wattsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Wattsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |