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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

Area Codes for Waverly: 318 & 457<3>

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)
  • Delhi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • 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.<5> 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quebec. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
    • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Quebec
    • From Waverly to Quebec
  • Dunn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holly Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Ashly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
    • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashly
    • From Waverly to Ashly
  • Darnell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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.<7>

X2X - 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.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waverly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Waverly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Waverly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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