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City DescriptionWaldo is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,594 at the 2000 census. Waldo celebrated its 120th year as a city in 2007. The small town was once a booming rail city on the Cotton Belt train route. The city has a rail museum with various displays showing its rail history. The city once bustling with excitement began to waine in population in the 1950s when neighboring Magnolia, Arkansas began drawing industry. Waldo was also home of the fighting Waldo High School Bulldogs basketball teams. Consistently these teams made playoffs and on numerous occasions won the state championship. The legacy of Waldo School will carryon in the community despite its closing in 2005.
Waldo is located at 33°21′7″N 93°17′40″W / 33.35194, -93.29444 (33.351944, -93.294372).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all of it land.
Waldo, located very near the northern Louisiana border, has a climate likened to the Bayou State and has much of the same terrain. The area is characterized by lowlands and swamps. Most of the area in and surrounding this city is covered with Pine or Hardwood Forests. The drive ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
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