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Welcome to Waterman ...

Waterman is located in O'Brien County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Waterman is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Waterman: 712

Communities Also Named Waterman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Waterman - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Waterman ...

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

  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Sanborn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Paullina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Aurelia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Primghar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sioux Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Everly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Everly is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Royal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterman ...

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

Adding Waterman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterman 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 Waterman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Waterman post office opened in 1860. The Waterman post office closed in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including O'Brien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waterman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/