Welcome to Waldron ...

So far, we found very little information about Waldron. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Waldron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waldron, please Contact Us.

Waldron would have been located within present day Stark County<2>.

The location of Waldron has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldron, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waldron is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Waldron was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Waldron once stood is in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Waldron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Waldron - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon (3), Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Waldron ...

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

• Kewanee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
  • Kewanee is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <5>
• Galva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <5>
• Lacon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Lacon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <5>
• Princeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <5>
• Dunlap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
• Wyoming
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
• Toulon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Toulon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <5>
• Wyanet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
  • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <5>
• Sheffield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <5>
• Annawan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
  • Annawan is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <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 Waldron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldron.

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

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

Adding Waldron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldron 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 Waldron was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Waldron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stark County: www.stark-county.net/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov