Welcome to Waldeck ...

Waldeck is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldeck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Waldeck is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Waldeck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Waldeck: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Pratt County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 10 communities that are also named Waldeck - they are located in Louisiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Waldeck ...

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

• McPherson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • McPherson is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McPherson <3>
• Hillsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Moundridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
  • Moundridge is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <3>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Galva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <3>
• Canton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• Goessel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
  • Goessel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
• Gypsum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <3>
• Ramona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
• Lehigh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldeck ...

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

Adding Waldeck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldeck 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 Waldeck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Waldeck post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldeck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/