Watts is a town in northern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.

It was named for John Watts, also known as Young Tassel, a Chickamauga Cherokee chief, who died in 1802.

The Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) built a line through the area in 1895-96, and in 1912, relocated its division point from Stillwell to Watts Switch, one mile north of a community called Ballard.

[b] Most of Ballard's merchants moved to the new community of Watts, along with gamblers, land speculators, construction workers and KCS employees.

Hotels and rooming houses catered to the construction workers and railroad travelers.

At some point in these early days, three doctors opened practices in town.

Most of the employed residents commuted to work in other towns, especially Siloam Springs, Arkansas, which was only 6 miles (9.7 km) north.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.

Watts is located on U.S. Highway 59 9 miles (14 km) north of Westville.