Waterloo is a one-road town (Waterloo Road) located on the northern edge of Madison County,

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, on the

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. Waterloo is equidistant between

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and

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. Abutting the

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, Waterloo has an elevation of . The town of what was to become known as Waterloo was settled in 1864. The origin of its name is unclear, but one story posits that contention over the location of a post office to be built in the town was reminiscent of the

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. The post office opened in the area in 1900, and closed in 1971.

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Towns in Madison County, Montana {{MadisonCountyMT-geo-stub