Watova, OK

Watova is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 32 residents. Watova was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southern Nowata County, on the west side of U.S. Route 169, which leads north 6 miles to Nowata, the county seat, and south 35 miles to the outskirts of Tulsa. The through line in Watova is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Watova makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.