Welcome to Waterford ...
Waterford is located in Loudoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1800.
Waterford is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Waterford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Waterford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Waterford - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterford.
Websites for Waterford ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.loudounchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waterford, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Waterford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterford.
- Frederick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
- Herndon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Herndon is located in Fairfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <3>
- Purcellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charles Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <3>
- Poolesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
- Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <3>
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
- Lovettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Waterford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterford. 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 Waterford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterford. See our Newspapers Page for Waterford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterford ...
Looking for more information about Waterford? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Waterford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waterford.
Adding Waterford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waterford 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 Waterford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Waterford post office opened in 1800.
We also found Waterford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waterford - 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/ |