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Welcome to Waldo ...

Waldo is located in Magoffin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Waldo is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Waldo: 606

Communities Also Named Waldo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Waldo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waldo ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Prestonsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salyersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hindman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pippa Passes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wayland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • David
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • David is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
  • Goodloe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodloe is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldo ...

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

Adding Waldo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldo 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 (so far) for Waldo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Waldo post office opened in 1904. The Waldo post office closed in 1987.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/