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Welcome to Waldemar ...

So far, we found very little information about Waldemar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Waldemar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waldemar, please Contact Us.


Waldemar would have been located within present day Dinwiddie County<2>.


The location of Waldemar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waldemar is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Waldemar was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Waldemar once stood is in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Waldemar ...

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

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

Communities near Waldemar ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
    • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
  • Jarratt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • McKenney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stony Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <5>
  • Addison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Maitland Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Callaville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
    • Callaville is located in Brunswick County
  • Grant Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Sussex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • Sussex is located in Sussex 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 Waldemar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldemar.

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

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

Adding Waldemar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldemar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waldemar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldemar.

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waldemar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldemar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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