Welcome to Waterville ...

Waterville is located in Walker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Waterville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Waterville (for example, toward Mentone (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Waterville: (706) & (762)<4>

Websites for Waterville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.walkercochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waterville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Waterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Waterville - they are located in Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec (2), Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waterville ...

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

• Martindale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Martindale is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
• Dalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <5>
• Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
  • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
• Calhoun
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Gordon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <5>
• Calhoun Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
  • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
• Villanow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
  • Villanow is located in Walker County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
• LaFayette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <5>
• Thompsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Walker County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
• Summerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Chickamauga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamauga
  • Chickamauga is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickamauga <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 Waterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterville ...

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

Adding Waterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waterville post office opened in 1878.

We also found Waterville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/