The Watson Letters contain numerous references to places: some major cities, others simple farmhouses. This concordance covers most of the "close family" correspondence. (Abbreviations for the letter groups are defined here.)
| Adelaide | South Australia | JWAus, JWEng, JWSA83, SW |
| Algoa Bay | Port Elizabeth, SA | JWSA79 |
| Aliwal North | Cape Province, SA | JH, JWAus, JWSA79, JWSA80, JWSA83 |
| Alston | Cumberland? | JG |
| Amble | ??? | JWtoPW |
| Anglesey | North Wales | JWtoPW |
| Atherstone | 90 miles from Port Elizabeth | JWSA79 |
| Ballarat | Victoria, Australia | JWAus, SW |
| Balliol College | Oxford (University) | JWEng |
| Bannockburn | Stirlingshire, Scotland (battlefield 1314) | TW |
| Basutoland | south-east Africa (nowadays Botswana) | JWSA80, JWSA82, JWSA83 |
| Bay of Biscay | off coast of France and Spain | JWSA79 |
| Beasham | ??? | EW |
| Beaufort | Cape Province | JWSA79 |
| Ben Nevis | mountain in Invernessshire, Scotland (highest in Britain) | JWSA79 |
| Benwell | ??? PM church | JnoW |
| Birkenhead | Lancashire? | JWEng |
| Birmingham | Warwickshire | JWAus |
| Birstal[?] | ??? | HighH |
| Bishop Auckland | Durham | JnoW |
| Black Dean | hamlet near Ireshopeburn | JH |
| Blackfriars Bridge | London | JWEng |
| Blaydon-on-Tyne | Durham | JnoW |
| Bradford | Yorkshire | EW, JWMisc |
| Briar Hill | street in Ireshopeburn | HighH, JH |
| Bristol | Somerset | JWSA80, JWSA81 |
| Broots Hill | ??? | SW |
| Buffalo River | East London? | JWSA83 |
| Burghersdorp[?] | SA | JWSA80 |
| Buyperdorp | [Burgersdorp?] | JWSA83 |
| Byker | suburb of Newcastle | JH |
| Byker Bridge | see Byker | JnoW |
| Canary Islands | off coast of N. Africa | JWSA79 |
| Cape Town | South Africa | JWAus, JWSA79, JWSA80, JWSA83 |
| Cape Verde | west coast of Africa | JWSA79 |
| Cardigan Rd | PM church in Leeds | JnoW |
| Carnwell | ??? | JH |
| Chester | Cheshire, county town | EW, JWAus, JWEng |
| Cold Knuckles | farm near Ireshopeburn | JG |
| Cows Hill | farm near Ireshopeburn? | JnoW |
| Croft | ??? | JH |
| Crystal Palace | south London | JWEng |
| Cullercoats | NBL? | JWEng |
| Darlington | Durham | JWEng, JWSA80, JWtoPW |
| Dartmouth | port in Devon? | JH, JWSA79 |
| Dordrecht | SA | JWSA83 |
| Droylsden | ?Manchester | JWMisc |
| Dunston | ??? PM church | JnoW |
| Durham | county town | MW |
| Earsdon | Northumberland | JWtoPW |
| East London | SA | JWSA83 |
| Edinburgh | Midlothian, Scotland | JWtoPW, TW |
| Elane[?] house | ??? (Mr. Watson's residence?) | JH |
| Ellesmere Port | Cheshire? | JWAus |
| Exeter College | Oxford (University) | JWEng |
| Flinders' St | school in Adelaide | JWAus |
| Flodden | NBL? (battlefield 1413?) | TW |
| Gateshead | Durham | JH, JWEng, MW |
| Gillsland | ??? | EW |
| Glenelg | suburb of Adelaide | KW |
| Goodwood Park | suburb of Adelaide | JWAus |
| Goulburn | NSW | JWAus, SW |
| Grahamstown | Cape Province | JWSA79 |
| Grange | Lancashire? (Grange-over-Sands?) | JWtoPW |
| Griqualand West | SA | JWSA79 |
| Guernsey | Channel Islands | JWMisc, MiscF |
| Gulf of St Vincent | Adelaide | JWAus |
| Harp Hotel | ???Australia (postal address for SW 1884) | JH |
| Hartlepool | Durham? | JWEng, MiscF |
| Haywood Mills | New Hampshire?, USA | MiscF |
| Heaton | Newcastle suburb | EW, MiscF |
| Helmshore | ??? | JWEng |
| Henley Park | Unmley?/Tenley?, suburb of Adelaide | JWAus |
| High House | Methodist chapel in Ireshopeburn | HighH |
| Hill | ???farm near Ireshopeburn | JWEng |
| Indwe[?] | SA | JWSA81 |
| Ireshopeburn | upper Weardale, Durham | HighH, JnoW, JWAus |
| Irestone | Weardale??? | JnoW |
| Isle of Man | Island in Irish Sea | JWtoPW |
| Jamestown | 30 miles from Aliwal | JWSA79, JWSA80, JWSA81, JWSA83 |
| Jersey | Channel Islands | JWtoPW |
| Joppa Camp | Goulburn, NSW | JWAus |
| Justone | farm in upper Weardale? | JG |
| Katberg | mountain in Cape Province | JWSA79 |
| Kendal | Lake District Westmorland?) | WEng |
| King William's Town | SA (British Kaffaria) | JWSA79 |
| King's Cross | London train terminus | JWMisc |
| Kitty Crag | Westgate | JWEng |
| Kraai[?] river | tributary of Orange River | JWSA83 |
| Lake District | north-west Eng | JWtoPW |
| Lane Hill | ??? (prob. Weardale) | JG |
| Lanehead | ???farm near Ireshopeburn | JWEng |
| Langdon Beck | lead mine in Weardale | JWAus |
| Leeds | Yorkshire | JG, JnoW, JWEng, JWMisc |
| Lincoln[?] | county town | HighH |
| Ling Riggs | farm in Ireshopeburn (Watson family home) | JG, JnoW |
| Liverpool | Lancashire | JWAus, JWEng |
| Llandudno | North Wales resort | EW, JWtoPW |
| London | England | JH, JWAus, JWEng, JWMisc, JWSA79, JWSA80, JWtoPW |
| Loughborough | Northants? | HighH |
| Lymm | Cheshire? | JWMisc, JWtoPW |
| Madeira | off coast of N. Africa | JWSA79, JWSA80 |
| Malmesbury | Wiltshire | JWMisc |
| Manchester | Lancashire | JWAus, JWEng, JWtoPW |
| Mansfield College | Oxford (University) | JWEng |
| Maple St | PM church in Newcastle | JnoW |
| Masborough | ??? | JWMisc |
| Melbourne | Australia | JWAus, JWSA83, SW |
| Melrose | Scotland | TW |
| Middleton-over-Row[?]. | ??? | JWSA79 |
| Mitcham | suburb of Adelaide | EW,JWAus, KW |
| Montifeore Hill | Adelaide | KW |
| Moonta? | near Adelaide | JWAus |
| Morgan | on Murray River | JWAus |
| Mount Barker? | near Adelaide | JWAus |
| Mowatu? | 130 miles from Adelaide | JWAus |
| Murray River | near Adelaide | JWAus |
| Natal | SA | JWSA79 |
| Nelson St | PM church in Newcastle | JnoW |
| New Glenelg | see Glenelg | JWAus |
| New House | school near Ireshopeburn? | JnoW, JWtoPW, MiscF |
| New York | USA | JnoW |
| New Zealand | JWAus | |
| Newark | Lincolnshire? | HighH |
| Newbury[?] | Berkshire | JnoW |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Northumberland | EW, JH, JG, JnoW, JWAus, JWSA80, JWSA83, JWtoPW, MW, MiscF, TW |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Warwickshire? | HighH |
| Norfolk | county town | JWSA79 |
| North Shields | Northumberland | JnoW, JWAus, JWSA79, JWSA80, JWSA83, JWtoPW |
| Nottingham | county town | JWEng |
| Oldham | Lancashire | JG, JWEng, JWtoPW |
| Orange Free State | SA | JWSA79 |
| Orange River | SA | JWSA79, JWSA81, JWSA83 |
| Oxford | county town | JWEng, JWMisc |
| Parkside | suburb of Adelaide | JWAus |
| Pendlebury | near Manchester? | JWtoPW |
| Plymouth | port in Devon | JH |
| Port Adelaide | see Adelaide | |
| Port Elizabeth | SA | JWSA79, JWSA80, JWSA83 |
| Port Elliot | Adelaide beach resort | KW |
| Porto Santo | Madeira? | JWSA79 |
| Preston | Lancashire | JWSA83 |
| Qictory | ???NSW | SW |
| Queanbeyan | NSW | JWAus, SW |
| Queenstown | SA | JWSA83 |
| Queenstown | suburb of Adelaide | JWAus, KW |
| Rawminster? | near Adelaide | JWAus |
| Riggs | farm near Ireshopeburn | JH, JG, JWAus, JWEng |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire? | JWMisc |
| Rouxville | SA | JWSA81 |
| Saltburn | ??? | JWEng |
| Saville St. | ???PM church in Eng | JWSA79 |
| Scarborough | Yorkshire? | JWEng |
| Seaham | Durham | JWEng, JWSA80, JWSA81, JWtoPW, TW |
| Seaton Colliery | Seaham? (JW worked here) | JWSA80 |
| Sedlin? | Weardale? | JWAus |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire | JWMisc |
| Shields | see North Shields | |
| Shotley Bridge | Northumberland? | MW |
| Snowdon | highest mountain in North Wales | EW |
| Solomon Pasha | gold mine in Ballarat | JWAus |
| South Shields | Durham | EW, JH |
| Spennymoor | Durham | JnoW, JWAus, JWSA79, JWSA83 |
| St John's Chapel | Weardale, Durham | JWAus, JnoW, MiscF |
| St. Pancras | London train terminus | JWMisc |
| Stanhope | town in mid Weardale | JG, JWSA79 |
| Stanley | Durham | JWSA81 |
| Stockport | Lancashire? | JWEng |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Durham? | JWEng |
| Suez Canal | Egypt | JWSA79 |
| Sunderland | Durham | JH, JWEng, JWSA80, JWSA83, JWtoPW |
| Surrey Chapel | London? | JWEng |
| Swinton | Manchester | JWtoPW |
| Switzerland | JWSA81 | |
| Sydney | NSW, Australia | JH, JWSA82, SW |
| Table Bay | at Cape Town | JWSA83 |
| Table Mountain | overlooks Cape Town | JWSA79 |
| Tadcaster | ??? | JWtoPW |
| Tarago | NSW, Australia | JH, SW |
| Teesdale | Durham | JWAus |
| Thames | river runs through London | JWSA79 |
| Thornley | Durham | JWtoPW |
| Toronto | Ontario, Canada (seat of Victoria University) | JWDoc |
| Transvaal | SA | JWAus, JWSA79, JWSA81 |
| Tudhoe Colliery | Durham | JWAus |
| Tunstall | Yorkshire? | JWEng |
| Tyneside | Durham+Northumberland | JnoW |
| Vine House | ??? (Mr. Watson's residence?) | JH |
| West Black Dean | hamlet near Ireshopeburn | HighH |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire | JWtoPW |
| Warrington | Lancashire | JWtoPW |
| Weardale | Durham | HighH, JH, JG, JnoW, JWEng, JWSA82, JWtoPW, MiscF, SW |
| Wearhead | village in upper Weardale | JG, JnoW, JWAus, JWEng, JWSA79 |
| Wellington St | ??? | JWMisc |
| West Ham | London suburb | JWMisc |
| Westgate | village in Upper Weardale | HighH, JG, JnoW, JWEng |
| Westminster | London | JWEng |
| Whitechapel | London suburb | JWMisc |
| Whitley | Whitley Bay? | JWtoPW |
| Winton? Gap | Weardale??? | JnoW |
| Witney | Wiltshire | JWMisc |
| Wynburg | near Cape Town | JWSA79 |
| Yarrow | Durham? | JH |
| York | Yorkshire | JWSA79 |