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) Waldo is the surname of: * Clarence Abiathar Waldo (1852–1926), American mathematician, author, and educator * Daniel Waldo (1762–1864), veteran of the American Revolutionary War, missionary and U.S. House clergyman * Daniel Waldo (Ore ...

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

Places

Canada

Waldo, British Columbia Waldo is a ghost town in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. About north of Krag (another ghost town), the remnants are submerged beside the east shore of Lake Koocanusa, just north of the mouth of the Elk River. Off BC H ...

, a ghost town

United States

Inhabited places

* Waldo, Alabama, 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 Waldo Junction (formerly Waldo and Cabbage Patch) is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. ...

, formerly Waldo, an unincorporated community * Waldo, Florida, a city ** Waldo Historic District, Waldo, Florida *

Waldo, Kansas Waldo is a city in Waldo Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 30. History The Union Town Company established the town of Waldo on October 1, 1888, having acquired 280 acres o ...

, 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 Waldo is a neighborhood located on the southside of Kansas City, Missouri, that has continued to maintain its own unique character, even though it was annexed by Kansas City in 1909. Waldo's boundaries are Gregory Boulevard on the north to 85th Str ...

, Missouri, a city neighborhood *

Waldo, Magoffin County, Kentucky Waldo is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North Amer ...

* Waldo County, Maine ** Waldo, Maine, a town *

Waldo, Missouri Waldo is an unincorporated community in southeastern Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Waldo is located on Missouri Route V, approximately three miles north of Seymour. The community is near the headwaters of the James River Th ...

, 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 e ...

, an unincorporated area * Waldo, Ohio, a village ** Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio, the surrounding township * Waldo, Oregon, 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 30 ...

, 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 h ...

, 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 politic ...

, 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 John Breck ...

, a summit in Oregon *

Waldo Park Waldo Park is a municipal park, located in downtown Salem, Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, whil ...

, 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 ...

, 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-d ...

, 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, New Jersey

Other uses

* ''Waldo'' (bivalve), a genus of mollusc *

Waldo (character) ''Where's Wally?'' (called ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is a British series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford. The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicti ...

, 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 ...

, inspired by the short story