Welcome to West Waterford ...
West Waterford is located in Caledonia County<1>.
The location of West Waterford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Waterford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for West Waterford: W. Waterford
West Waterford is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West Waterford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for West Waterford: (802)
Communities Also Named West Waterford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Waterford - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Waterford.
Communities near West Waterford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Waterford.
- Saint Johnsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
- Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
- Lyndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
- Whitefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Whitefield is located in Coos County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <4>
- Newbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Burke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Barnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
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 West Waterford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Waterford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Waterford. 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 West Waterford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Waterford. See our Newspapers Page for West Waterford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Waterford ...
Looking for more information about West Waterford? 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 West Waterford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Waterford.
Adding West Waterford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Waterford 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 West Waterford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Waterford post office opened in 1857.
We also found West Waterford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Waterford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Waterford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Caledonia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Waterford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |