Welcome to Waterman ...

Waterman is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Waterman is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Waterman is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Waterman is within the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Waterman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Waterman - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Waterman ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Tenaha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <4>
• Timpson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Garrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Appleby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Chireno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <4>
• Arcadia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
• Martinsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Swift
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Nacogdoches 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 Waterman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterman ...

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

Adding Waterman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterman 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 Waterman was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Waterman mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/