Welcome to Waldo ...

So far, we found very little information about Waldo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Waldo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waldo, please Contact Us.

Waldo would have been located within present day Santa Fe County<2>.

The location of Waldo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waldo is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Waldo is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Waldo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waldo would have been located in the (505) area code.

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, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, 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.

• Santa Fe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <5>
• Bonanza City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
  • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
• La Cienega
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
  • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
• Domingo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domingo
  • Domingo is located in Sandoval County
• Galisteo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galisteo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galisteo
  • Galisteo is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galisteo <5>
• Kewa Pueblo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewa Pueblo
  • Kewa Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Former name for Kewa Pueblo:
  • Santo Domingo Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewa Pueblo <5>
• Eldorado at Santa Fe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado at Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
  • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
• Pena Blanca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
  • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <5>
• Sile
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
  • Sile is located in Sandoval County
• Agua Fria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
  • Agua Fria is located in Santa Fe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Fria <5>

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.

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 for Waldo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Waldo in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Waldo post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/