Waldo may refer to:

People

Waldo (given name) Waldo is a masculine given name. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon name '' Waltheof'', and may refer to: People * Waldo of Reichenau (740–814), Carolingian abbot and bishop * Waldo Colburn (1824–1885), American politician * Waldo A. Evans (1869– ...

, a list of people and fictional characters * Waldo (surname), a list of people * Waldo (footballer) (1934-2019), full name Waldo Machado da Silva, Brazilian footballer

Places

Canada

* Waldo, British Columbia, a ghost town

United States

Inhabited places

Waldo, Alabama Waldo is a town in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1972. At the 2020 census, the population was 258. Geography Waldo is located at (33.393674, -86.032763). The town is located along Alabama State Route 77 in the eas ...

, a town *

Waldo, Arkansas Waldo is a town in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,372 at the 2010 census. History Waldo celebrated its 120th year as a city in 2007. The small community was once a booming rail city on the Cotton Belt train ro ...

, a city * Waldo, former name of

Sausalito, California Sausalito ( Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge. Sausalito's ...

, a city * Waldo Junction, California, formerly Waldo, an unincorporated community *

Waldo, Florida Waldo is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. According to the 2010 census the population was 1,015, up from 821 in 2000. History The first major U.S. federal highway in early territorial Florida, Bellamy Road, was constructed in ...

, a city **

Waldo Historic District The Waldo Historic District is a United States, U.S. Historic district (United States), historic district in Waldo, Florida. It is bounded by Northwest 1st Avenue, Main Street, Southwest 5th Boulevard, and Southwest 4th Street, encompasses ap ...

, Waldo, Florida * Waldo, Kansas, a small town **

Waldo Township, Russell County, Kansas Waldo Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 78. It includes the town of Waldo. History Waldo Township was organized from part of Fairview Township in 1904. ...

, the surrounding township * Waldo, Kansas City, Missouri, a city neighborhood * Waldo, Magoffin County, Kentucky *

Waldo County, Maine Waldo County is a county in the state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,607. Its county seat is Belfast. The county was founded on 7 February 1827 from a portion of Hancock County and named after ...

Waldo, Maine Waldo is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 795 at the 2020 census. It is the home town of Heather Hemmens, who is known for her role on Hellcats. History The area was once part of the Waldo Patent, a large tract ...

, a town * Waldo, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Waldo, New Mexico Waldo was a ghost town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. Description The community was created along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway just west of Cerrillos. Today little remains, although the name appears on a freeway ...

, an unincorporated area * Waldo, Ohio, a village **

Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio Waldo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,143 people in the township, 338 of whom lived in the village of Waldo. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it ...

, the surrounding township *

Waldo, Oregon Waldo is a ghost town located in Josephine County, Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (sta ...

, a ghost town *

Waldo, Wisconsin Waldo is a village along the Onion River in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 503 at the 2010 census. It has a post office with ZIP code 53093. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Ar ...

, a village

Other places

Mount Waldo Mount Waldo is a small mountain about high in Waldo County, Maine. It is located in the town of Frankfort. Mt. Waldo granite was once the stock in trade of a thriving industry. The Mount Waldo Granite has a coarse-grained texture which gives i ...

, a mountain in Maine *

Waldo (Amtrak station) Waldo station is a former train station in Waldo, Florida along the CSX S-Line. It serves Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus system and previously served trains for Amtrak and other rail operators. The station is located at the interchange of US 301 ...

, a former train station in Waldo, Florida *

Waldo Block The Waldo Block, located in downtown Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building's ground floor houses Mama Mia Trattoria. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland ...

, Portland, Oregon, a property on the National Register of Historic Places *

Waldo Hills The Waldo Hills are a range of hills in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States. Encompassing an area of around , the hills are located east of Salem.Corning, Howard M. ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. The ...

, a range of hills in Oregon *

Waldo Lake Waldo Lake is a natural alpine lake in the Cascade Mountains of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the second largest natural non-alkali lake in Oregon with just under of water surface and a maximum depth of . The lake is named after Oregon politi ...

, a freshwater lake in Oregon *

Waldo Mountain Waldo Mountain is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. with an elevation of . It is in the Waldo Lake Wilderness and the Willamette National Forest. The mountain and nearby Waldo Lake were named for John B. Waldo, an Oregon ...

, a summit in Oregon *

Waldo Park Waldo Park is a municipal park, located in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. It is one of the smallest city parks in the world, measuring . The park consists of a giant sequoia (one of the biggest tree species in the world) surrounded by la ...

, Salem, Oregon *

Waldo Stadium Waldo Stadium is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Western Michigan University Broncos football in rudimentary form since 1914, and as a complete stadium since 1939. It currently has ...

, the football stadium at Western Michigan University *

Waldo Theatre The Waldo Theatre is a historic movie theater and performance venue at 916 Main Street in Waldoboro, Maine. Built in 1936 as a movie theater to a design by New York City architect Benjamin Schlanger, it was hailed at the time as one of the best- ...

, Waldoboro, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places * Waldo Tunnel, a tunnel just north of the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito, California * WALDO (Work And Live District Overlay), a newer name for the

Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City The Powerhouse Arts District is a historic warehouse district in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, on the water front of the Hudson River. Its name derives from the unused generating station Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse, ...

, New Jersey

Other uses

* ''Waldo'' (bivalve), a genus of mollusc * Waldo (character), the fictional main character of the ''Where's Waldo?'' books by Martin Handford * ''Waldo'' (novel), a 1967 novel by Paul Theroux * "Waldo" (short story), by Robert A. Heinlein ** Waldo, a name for a

remote manipulator A remote manipulator, also known as a telefactor, telemanipulator, or waldo (after the 1942 short story "Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein which features a man who invents and uses such devices), is a device which, through electronic, hydraulic, or me ...

, inspired by the short story