Waldeck is an unincorporated community in northern Fayette County, Texas, United States. Originally known as Long Prairie, the town is predominantly German and was named after

Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck (26 November 1798 – 1 October 1880) was a German noble who promoted the settling of Texas by Germans. Boos-Waldeck was born in Koblenz as the son of Count Clemens von Boos zu Waldeck (1773-1842) und ''Fr ...

who purchased lands in the area in 1843 on behalf of the '' Adelsverein''.

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''. Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas 1843 establishments in the Republic of Texas {{FayetteCountyTX-geo-stub