Watson is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States.

[4] The town is named after early landowner James Watson.

Parts of Watson were later taken to form the towns of Greig (1828), Diana (1830), Croghan (1841) and New Bremen (1848).

The eastern section of Watson is inside the Adirondack Park.

69 of all households were made up of individuals, and 47 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.