Welcome to Waterford ...

Waterford is located on the southwest coast of Nova Scotia (the Bay of Funday at Digby Neck).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Waterford lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

The area code for Waterford: (902)

Communities Also Named Waterford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Waterford - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Waterford ...

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

• Digby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Digby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Digby <1>
• Bear River 6
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River 6 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River 6
• Barton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
• Gilberts Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilberts Cove <1>
• Plympton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plympton <1>
• Ashmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
• Brighton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
• Plympton Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton Station
• Bloomfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
• Marshalltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterford ...

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

Adding Waterford to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Waterford was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca