Welcome to West Waterford ...

West Waterford is located in Caledonia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Waterford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for West Waterford: W. Waterford

West Waterford is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Waterford: 802

Communities Also Named West Waterford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Waterford - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near West Waterford ...

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

• Saint Johnsbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
• Littleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <3>
• Lyndon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
• Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bethlehem is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
• Whitefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Whitefield is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <3>
• Newbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Newbury is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
• Danville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
• Burke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Burke is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
• Barnet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
• Lisbon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>

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 West Waterford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Waterford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Waterford ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Waterford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Waterford.

Adding West Waterford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Waterford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Waterford post office opened in 1857. The West Waterford post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Waterford.