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Welcome to Waldeck ...

Waldeck is located

Waldeck is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waldeck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Waldeck is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan 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.

  • Giddings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Grange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Industry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <3>
  • Burton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
    • Carmine is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <3>
  • Round Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Warrenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ledbetter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roznov
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Roznov is located in Fayette County

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 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 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 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waldeck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldeck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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