Welcome to Waterloo ...

Waterloo is located in Stevens County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterloo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

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

Waterloo is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Waterloo is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Waterloo is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Waterloo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Waterloo: This one is located in Stevens County and the other is located in Walla Walla County.

Beyond Washington, there are 58 communities that are also named Waterloo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waterloo ...

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

• Colville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
  • Colville is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colville <5>
• Chewelah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah
  • Chewelah is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chewelah <5>
• Kettle Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Falls
  • Kettle Falls is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle Falls <5>
• Gifford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
• Rice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Stevens County
• Inchelium
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inchelium
  • Inchelium is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inchelium <5>
• Addy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addy
  • Addy is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addy <5>
• Blue Town ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
  • Blue Town is located in Stevens County
• Hunters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Hunters is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunters <5>
• Pinkney City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
  • Pinkney City is located in Stevens 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 Waterloo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterloo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterloo ...

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

Adding Waterloo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterloo 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 Waterloo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waterloo post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterloo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

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