Welcome to Waverly ...

The city of Waverly is located in Coffey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waverly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waverly has a population of 537 people<3> (see below for details).

Waverly is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Waverly: (785)

The ZIP code for Waverly: 66871<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waverly had an population of 537 people. This is a decrease of 9.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waverly had a population of 592 people (which is 6.88% of the total population of Coffey County). This makes Waverly the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Waverly represents 0.02% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 267th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 592 people, the population of Waverly has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 589 people).

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

Communities Also Named Waverly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Waverly: This one is located in Coffey County and the other is located in Riley County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 47 communities that are also named Waverly - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waverly ...

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

• Burlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
• Lyndon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <6>
• Lebo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
  • Lebo is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <6>
• Pomona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
• Williamsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <6>
• New Strawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Strawn
  • New Strawn is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Strawn <6>
• Quenemo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency
• Melvern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
  • Melvern is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Melvern has also been known as:
  • Melvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <6>
• Princeton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waverly.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waverly ...

Looking for more information about Waverly? 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 Waverly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waverly.

Adding Waverly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waverly 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 Waverly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Waverly post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waverly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coffey County: www.coffeycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/