Welcome to Waldron ...

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

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

Waldron would have been located within present day Wheeler County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waldron is 2,770 feet [844 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Waldron is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Waldron was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waldron would have been located in the (541) and (458)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Waldron ...

While we believe that this Waldron is located in Wheeler County, we know of another 2 Oregon communities named Waldron. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benton and Crook County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 11 communities that are also named Waldron - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Waldron ...

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

• Spray
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
  • Spray is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spray <5>
• Mitchell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <5>
• Winlock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
• Kinzua ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
  • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
• Kimberly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
• Fossil
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil
  • Fossil is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fossil <5>
• Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
• Clarno
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
  • Clarno is located in Wasco County
• Lonerock
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
  • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
• Mayville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Gilliam County

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

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

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

Adding Waldron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldron 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 Waldron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waldron post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/