Welcome to Waterside ...

Waterside is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Waterside is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Waterside: (814)

Websites for Waterside ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waterside, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Waterside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waterside - they are located in Connecticut, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Waterside ...

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

• Hollidaysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <3>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
• Roaring Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <3>
• Martinsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
• Everett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <3>
• Todd
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• Duncansville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
  • Duncansville is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <3>
• Saxton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <3>
• Broad Top City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Saltillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 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 Waterside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterside ...

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

Adding Waterside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterside 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 Waterside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waterside post office opened in 1864.

We also found Waterside in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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