Watts, OK

Watts is a town in northern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 227 residents. Watts was named for John Watts, also known as Young Tassel, a Chickamauga Cherokee chief, who died in 1802. Watts is near the site of Old Fort Wayne, which was founded in 1838. That mix gives Watts a clear local shape within Oklahoma, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Watts is located on U.S. Highway 59 9 miles north of Westville. Nearby Ballard Creek is a tributary of the Illinois River.