Welcome to Waverly ...

Waverly is located in Ottawa County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Waverly, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waverly, 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 1911.

Waverly is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waverly lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waverly is located in the (616) area code.

Communities Also Named Waverly ...

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

Beyond Michigan, 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, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (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.

• Grandville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• Grand Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
  • Grand Haven is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Haven <4>
• Hudsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Coopersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <4>
• Spring Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
• Fennville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennville
  • Fennville is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fennville <4>
• Douglas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <4>
• Saugatuck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
  • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <4>
• Graafschap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
  • Graafschap is located in Allegan 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 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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Waverly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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 Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/