Watson, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Watson
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Clark County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Clark County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Utica
Coordinates:38.3486°N -85.7°W
Elevation Ft:515
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-81404[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:445551

Watson is an unincorporated community in Utica Township, Clark County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Watson in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[2] Watson was laid out as a town in 1876.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Clark County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.
  3. Book: History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. 1882. L. A. Williams & Company. 408.