Welcome to Waterford ...

Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County<1>.

The location of 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 Waterford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Waterford is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waterford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Waterford: (360)

Communities Also Named Waterford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Waterford - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waterford ...

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

• Longview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
• Kelso
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
• Castle Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <4>
• Rainier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Clatskanie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie
  • Clatskanie is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatskanie <4>
• Cathlamet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathlamet
  • Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathlamet <4>
• Prescott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
• Quincy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
• Westport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <4>
• East Cathlamet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
  • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum 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 Waterford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterford ...

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

Adding Waterford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waterford post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/