Welcome to Waugh ...

Waugh is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waugh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Waugh is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Waugh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Waugh - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Florida, Indiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, New Brunswick and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Waugh ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Buena Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Buchanan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Pedlar Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedlar Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
  • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
• Abert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
• Boonsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford 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 Waugh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waugh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waugh ...

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

Adding Waugh to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waugh post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waugh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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