Watson, Indiana

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Watson
Unincorporated community
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Watson
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°20′55″N85°42′00″W / 38.34861°N 85.70000°W / 38.34861; -85.70000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clark
Township Utica
Elevation
[1]
515 ft (157 m)
FIPS code 18-81404 [2]
GNIS feature ID445551 [1]

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. [3] Watson was laid out as a town in 1876. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watson, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ 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. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p.  408.


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