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Welcome to Waterford ...

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

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

Waterford would have been located within present day Fulton County<2>.

The pronunciation of Waterford: WAH-ter-ferd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waterford is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Codes where Waterford was located: 309 & 861<5>

Communities Also Named Waterford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Waterford - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waterford ...

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

  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Havana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <6>
  • Manito
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
    • Manito is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <6>
  • Cuba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Astoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Astoria is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
  • Vermont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint David
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ipava
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
    • Ipava is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <6>
  • Table Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
    • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <6>

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

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

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

Adding Waterford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterford 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 Waterford was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Waterford on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterford.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Waterford. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waterford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Waterford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Waterford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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