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Welcome to Wald ...

Wald is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wald, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Wald is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wald lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wald: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Wald ...

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

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

Communities near Wald ...

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

  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Georgiana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Deposit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McKenzie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chapman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Shacklesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shacklesville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
  • Starlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Starlington is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
  • Industry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Industry is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Forest Home
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaky Streak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak

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 Wald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wald.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wald ...

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

Adding Wald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wald 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 (so far) for Wald was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wald.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wald - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Wald area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Wald area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.