Welcome to Waldron ...

The city of Waldron is located in Scott County<1> and is the County Seat for Scott County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldron, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waldron has a population of 3,358 people<2> (see below for details).

Waldron is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Waldron lies within the (479) area code.

The ZIP code for Waldron: 72958<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waldron had an population of 3,358 people. This is a decrease of 7.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waldron had a population of 3,618 people (which is 32.21% of the total population of Scott County). This makes Waldron the county's most populous community.

The population of Waldron represents 0.12% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 82nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,618 people, the population of Waldron increased 3.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,508 people).

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

Communities Also Named Waldron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Waldron - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon (3), Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Waldron ...

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

• Booneville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
• Mansfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Huntington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
• Winfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County
• Boles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • Boles is located in Scott County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boles <5>
• Cardiff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardiff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Cardiff is located in Scott County
• Parks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Scott County
• Lucas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Logan County
• Y City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Y City is located in Scott County

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 Waldron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waldron. 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 Waldron.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldron. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waldron.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldron ...

Looking for more information about Waldron? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waldron, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waldron.

Adding Waldron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldron 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 Waldron was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/