[3] In 1992, the Union Pacific Railroad discontinued service on a rail line which ran directly through Watson, and a 73 mi (117 km) right-of-way on which the rail line ran was donated to the State of Arkansas.

Parts of the abandoned rail line have since been converted into the Delta Heritage Trail.

[4] Between the bridges, the trail is planned to traverse old-growth hardwood forest within the Trusten Holder State Wildlife Management Area.

[5][6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 185 people, 115 households, and 68 families residing in the city.