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Welcome to Waller ...

Waller is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Waller, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Waller is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Waller lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Waller ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Waller - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Waller ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Muncy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Nescopeck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
    • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <4>
  • Catawissa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Muncy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Millville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shickshinny
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Briar Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
    • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waller ...

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

Adding Waller to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waller post office opened in 1878.

We also found Waller in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waller.

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waller - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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