Welcome to Wateroak ...

Wateroak is located in Hale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wateroak, 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.

Wateroak is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wateroak ...

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

• Brent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brent is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brent <3>
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Centreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Centreville is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
• Moundville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundville is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <3>
• Greensboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greensboro is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <3>
• Akron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Akron is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
• Newbern
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Newbern is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
• Brush Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brush Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
• Phipps ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Phipps is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
• Morgan Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wateroak ...

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

Adding Wateroak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wateroak.