Welcome to Waco ...

Waco is located in Giles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

When the people of Waco refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wacoite<3>

Waco is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Waco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Waco: (931)

Communities Also Named Waco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Waco - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Waco ...

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

• Columbia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Lewisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Lawrenceburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <5>
• Powell Chapel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
• Pulaski
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
• New Prospect
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
  • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Southport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Southport is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
• Wales
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Wales is located in Giles County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 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 Waco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waco ...

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

Adding Waco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waco post office opened in 1893.

We also found Waco mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/