Welcome to Waverly ...

Waverly is located in Clay 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 1879.

Waverly is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Waverly: (662)

Communities Also Named Waverly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.

• Starkville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
• Columbus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• West Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Aberdeen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Caledonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Crawford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Artesia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Ethelsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
  • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
• Vinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Clay County
• Kolola Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
  • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waverly post office opened in 1879.

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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/