Welcome to Waterman ...So far, we found very little information about Waterman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Waterman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waterman, please Contact Us. Waterman would have been located within present day Wheeler County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. While the community is gone, the present day location for Waterman is 3,940 feet [1,201 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Waterman is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Waterman was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Codes where Waterman was located: 541 & 458<4> Communities Also Named Waterman ...While we believe that this Waterman is located in Wheeler County, we know of another 2 Oregon communities named Waterman. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grant and Umatilla County. Beyond Oregon, there are 9 communities that are also named Waterman - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterman. Communities near Waterman ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterman.
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 Waterman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterman. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterman. 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 Waterman. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterman. See our Newspapers Page for Waterman. Adding Waterman to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Waterman 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 (so far) for Waterman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterman. Footnotes ...
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