Watson
Watson is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed. The community was named after Joseph Watson, the original owner of the town site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Capon Springs”, “Watson, West Virginia”, and “Watson, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field and East Fairmont High School.
Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field
Aerodrome
Fairmont Municipal Airport, also known as Frankman Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Fairmont, a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States.
East Fairmont High School
School
East Fairmont High School is a public high school in Pleasant Valley, United States, just east of Fairmont. The school has been known also as East Side High.
Marion County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Marion County Courthouse is a Beaux-Arts style building in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the United States. The courthouse was constructed from 1897 to 1900, and was designed by the architectural firm of Yost & Packard of Columbus, Ohio. Marion County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles northeast of Watson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Valley and Beverly Hills.
Pleasant Valley
Village
Pleasant Valley is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,506 at the 2020 census.
Beverly Hills
Hamlet
Beverly Hills is an unincorporated community adjacent to the city of Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia, United States.
Kingmont
Hamlet
Kingmont is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Kingmont is located along Interstate 79, 3 miles southwest of downtown Fairmont. Kingmont has a post office with ZIP code 26578.
Watson
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Marion, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.4635° or 39° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
-80.16055° or 80° 9′ 38″ westElevation
965 feet (294 metres)Open location code
86FXFR7Q+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 154065541OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Watson” goes by many names.
- French: “Watson”
- Persian: “واتسون، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “واتسون”
- South Azerbaijani: “واتسون، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Urdu: “واٹسن، مغربی ورجینیا”
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Notable Places Nearby
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