Welcome to Waverly ...

Waverly is located in Madison Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waverly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Waverly is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Waverly lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Waverly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Waverly - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waverly ...

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

• Tallulah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
  • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <3>
• Delhi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
• Epps
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
  • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <3>
• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
• Quebec
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quebec have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
  • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
• Dunn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Richland Parish
• Holly Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
• Sondheimer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondheimer
  • Sondheimer is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sondheimer <3>
• Ashly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
  • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
• Darnell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
  • Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waverly ...

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

Adding Waverly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waverly post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waverly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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