Welcome to Waco ...

Waco is located in Stark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

When the people of Waco refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wacoite<3>

Waco is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Waco: (330) and (234)<5>

Communities Also Named Waco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Waco - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Waco ...

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

• Massillon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <6>
• Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <6>
• Alliance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• North Canton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <6>
• New Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Louisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Canal Fulton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
  • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <6>
• Sebring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <6>
• Mogadore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogadore
  • Mogadore is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mogadore <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 Waco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waco ...

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

Adding Waco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waco post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/