Welcome to Waldo ...

The town of Waldo is located in Talladega County<1>.

The location of Waldo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waldo has a population of 273 people<3> (see below for details).

Waldo is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Waldo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Waldo (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waldo had an population of 273 people. This is a decrease of 3.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waldo had a population of 283 people. This makes Waldo the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 283 people, the population of Waldo has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 281 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waldo.

Communities Also Named Waldo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Waldo - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waldo.

Communities near Waldo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waldo.

• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Talladega
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <5>
• Pell City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <5>
• Sylacauga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
  • Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <5>
• Lincoln
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Riverside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Lineville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <5>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
• Munford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>
• Hobson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
  • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waldo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waldo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waldo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldo. See our Newspapers Page for Waldo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldo ...

Looking for more information about Waldo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Waldo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waldo.

Adding Waldo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waldo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waldo post office opened in 1870.

We also found Waldo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waldo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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