Welcome to Waugh ...

Waugh is located in Boone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waugh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Waugh is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Waugh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Waugh - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Florida, Manitoba, Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Waugh ...

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

• Carmel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Fishers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Noblesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Westfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Lebanon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Whitestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <4>
• Cicero
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waugh ...

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

Adding Waugh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waugh in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waugh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waugh post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waugh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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