Welcome to Wald ...

Wald is located in Cedar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Wald is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wald - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Wald ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• West Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Tipton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Wilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Solon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
• West Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <4>
• Lisbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Durant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Mechanicsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
• Clarence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wald ...

Looking for more information about Wald? 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 Wald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wald.

Adding Wald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wald 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 Wald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wald post office opened in 1896.

We also found Wald on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/