Watson

Watson is a village in , , United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census. Watson is part of the Effingham, Illinois Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named after George Watson, a railroad official.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 738 residents
  • Description: village in Effingham County, Illinois, USA
  • Also known as: “Watson, IL” and “Watson, Illinois”
  • Postal code: 62473

Places of Interest

Highlights: Percival Springs Airport.

Aerodrome
is a public-use airport… is situated 2 miles southeast of Watson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mason.

Village
is an incorporated town in , , United States. is situated 6 miles southwest of Watson.

Watson

Latitude
39.02532° or 39° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
-88.56977° or 88° 34′ 11″ west
Population
738
Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)
Open location code
86FH2CGJ+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153793065
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4252573
Wiki­data ID
Q2347018
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Watson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واتسون”
  • Basque: “Watson”
  • Catalan: “Watson”
  • Cebuano: “Watson”
  • Chinese: “沃森 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “沃森”
  • Dutch: “Watson”
  • French: “Watson”
  • German: “Watson”
  • Gilaki: “واتسون (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “واتسون”
  • Haitian: “Watson, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Watson”
  • Italian: “Watson”
  • Ladin: “Watson”
  • Mazanderani: “واتسن (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “واتسن”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Watson”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Watson (Illinois)”
  • Norwegian: “Watson”
  • Polish: “Watson”
  • Portuguese: “Watson”
  • Serbian: “Вотсон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Watson, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Watson”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واتسون، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “Watson”
  • Swedish: “Watson, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Watson”
  • Ukrainian: “Вотсон”
  • Urdu: “واٹسن، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “واٹسن”
  • Vietnamese: “Watson, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Watson”
  • Volapük: “Watson”
  • Welsh: “Watson, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Watson”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Heartville and Ewington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Watson Post Office and Willow Park.

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