Do you know of Waterloo ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Waterloo. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Waterloo.<1>
We found mention of Waterloo as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Granville County, North Carolina.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1831 and closed in 1866.
Communities Also Named Waterloo ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Waterloo.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Waterloo.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 56 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 56 communities, 53 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Waterloo [Lauderdale County].
- Arkansas
- Nevada County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Waterloo [Nevada County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Waterloo.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Waterloo [San Joaquin County].
- Georgia
- Irwin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Waterloo [Irwin County].
- Illinois
- Monroe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Waterloo [Monroe County].
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Waterloo [DeKalb County].
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Waterloo [Fayette County].
- Johnson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Waterloo [Johnson County].
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Waterloo [Black Hawk County].
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Kingman County].
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Lane County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterloo [Lyon County].
- Kentucky
- Boone County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Waterloo [Boone County].
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Waterloo [Pulaski County].
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Waterloo [Pointe Coupee Parish].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Waterloo [Frederick County].
- Howard County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Waterloo [Howard County].
- Saint Mary's County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Waterloo [Saint Mary's County].
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Waterloo [Jackson County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Waterloo [Madison County].
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Waterloo [Merrimack County].
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Waterloo [Monmouth County].
- New Mexico
- Luna County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Waterloo [Luna County].
- New York
- Seneca County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Waterloo [Seneca County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Waterloo.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Carroll County].
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Fairfield County].
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Franklin County].
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Hancock County].
- Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Lawrence County].
- Summit County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Waterloo [Summit County].
- Oklahoma
- Logan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Waterloo [Logan County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Linn County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Waterloo [Linn County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Waterloo [Bradford County].
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Waterloo [Franklin County].
- Juniata County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Waterloo [Juniata County].
- Quebec
- Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Waterloo.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Waterloo [Laurens County].
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Waterloo [Overton County].
- Texas
- Grayson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterloo [Grayson County].
- Williamson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterloo [Williamson County].
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Alexandria City].
- Arlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Arlington County].
- Clarke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Clarke County].
- Fauquier County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Fauquier County].
- Hanover County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Waterloo [Hanover County].
- Washington
- Stevens County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Waterloo [Stevens County].
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Waterloo [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Waterloo [Mason County].
- Wisconsin
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Waterloo [Jefferson County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Waterloo ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Waterloo:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
More Orphans in Granville County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Granville County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Waterloo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |