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39.703658, -85.103019
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We found 56 communities that share the name Waterloo.
There are two communities within Indiana that are also named Waterloo.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 52 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
Communities Located In Indiana ...
DeKalb County
This Waterloo is located in DeKalb County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Waterloo.
Johnson County
This Waterloo is located in Johnson County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Waterloo.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Waterloo.
Arkansas
Nevada County
This Waterloo is located in Nevada County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Waterloo.
British Columbia
This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=39.703658&lon=-85.103019&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Waterloo.
California
San Joaquin County
This Waterloo is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Waterloo.
Georgia
Irwin County
This Waterloo is located in Irwin County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the south of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irwin County community of Waterloo.
Illinois
Monroe County
This Waterloo is located in Monroe County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Waterloo.
Iowa
Black Hawk County
This Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Waterloo.
Kansas
Kingman County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Kingman County].
Lane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Lane County].
Lyon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Lyon County].
Kentucky
Boone County
This Waterloo is located in Boone County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Waterloo.
Pulaski County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Waterloo [Pulaski County].
Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish
This Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Waterloo.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Waterloo is located in Frederick County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Waterloo.
Howard County
This Waterloo is located in Howard County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Waterloo.
Saint Mary's County
This Waterloo is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Waterloo.
Michigan
Jackson County
This Waterloo is located in Jackson County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Waterloo.
Missouri
Clark County
This Waterloo is located in Clark County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Waterloo.
Lafayette County
This Waterloo is located in Lafayette County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the west of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Waterloo.
Montana
Madison County
This Waterloo is located in Madison County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Waterloo.
Nebraska
Douglas County
This Waterloo is located in Douglas County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Waterloo.
Franklin County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waterloo.
New Hampshire
Merrimack County
This Waterloo is located in Merrimack County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Waterloo.
New Jersey
Monmouth County
This Waterloo is located in Monmouth County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Waterloo.
New Mexico
Luna County
This Waterloo is located in Luna County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Waterloo.
New York
Seneca County
This Waterloo is located in Seneca County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Waterloo.
North Carolina
Union County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Waterloo [Union County].
Nova Scotia
This Waterloo lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
Ohio
Carroll County
This Waterloo is located in Carroll County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Waterloo.
Fairfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Fairfield County].
Franklin County
This Waterloo is located in Franklin County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waterloo.
Hancock County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Waterloo.
Lawrence County
This Waterloo is located in Lawrence County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the east southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Waterloo.
Summit County
This community is historic and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Waterloo.
Oklahoma
Logan County
This Waterloo is located in Logan County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Waterloo.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Waterloo.
Oregon
Linn County
This Waterloo is located in Linn County and lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Waterloo.
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
This Waterloo is located in Bradford County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Waterloo.
Franklin County
This Waterloo is located in Franklin County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waterloo.
Juniata County
This Waterloo is located in Juniata County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Waterloo.
Quebec
This Waterloo lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
South Carolina
Laurens County
This Waterloo is located in Laurens County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Waterloo.
Tennessee
Overton County
This Waterloo is located in Overton County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the south of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Waterloo.
Texas
Grayson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterloo [Grayson County].
Williamson County
This Waterloo is located in Williamson County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Waterloo.
Virginia
Alexandria City
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Alexandria City].
Arlington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Arlington County].
Clarke County
This Waterloo is located in Clarke County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Waterloo.
Fauquier County
This Waterloo is located in Fauquier County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Waterloo.
Hanover County
This Waterloo is located in Hanover County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Waterloo.
Washington
Stevens County
This Waterloo is located in Stevens County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Waterloo.
Walla Walla County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Waterloo [Walla Walla County].
West Virginia
Mason County
This Waterloo is located in Mason County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Waterloo.
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
This Waterloo is located in Jefferson County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waterloo that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Waterloo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterloo ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Centerville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waterloo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterloo and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Waterloo to Indianapolis, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterloo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterloo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7037, Longitude: -85.1030 In this case, the coordinates for Waterloo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Waterloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Waterloo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Waterloo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.803 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.156 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.995 degrees.