Welcome to Waldeck ...

Waldeck is located in Lebanon County<1>.

The location of Waldeck has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldeck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Waldeck is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waldeck lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waldeck is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Waldeck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Waldeck - they are located in Kansas (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Saskatchewan, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Waldeck ...

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

• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Lebanon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Ephrata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Wyomissing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Millersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Palmyra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldeck ...

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

Adding Waldeck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waldeck in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waldeck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waldeck post office opened in 1900.

We also found Waldeck on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldeck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/