Welcome to Waldo ...

The city of Waldo is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waldo has a population of 1,010 people<2> (see below for details).

Waldo is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waldo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waldo lies within the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Waldo: 32694<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waldo had an population of 1,010 people. This is a decrease of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waldo had a population of 1,015 people. This makes Waldo the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,015 people, the population of Waldo increased 23.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 821 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waldo.

Communities Also Named Waldo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Waldo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waldo ...

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

• Gainesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Alachua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• Starke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <5>
• Lake Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <5>
• Keystone Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <5>
• Hawthorne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
• Lawtey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <5>
• Hampton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• La Crosse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>
• Worthington Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldo ...

Looking for more information about Waldo? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waldo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waldo.

Adding Waldo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waldo post office opened in 1858.

We also found Waldo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/