Wald, Iowa

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Wald, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Wald, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°50′16″N91°07′57″W / 41.83778°N 91.13250°W / 41.83778; -91.13250
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cedar
Elevation
846 ft (258 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 563
GNIS feature ID464788 [1]

Wald is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

Wald was originally called Walden. [2] The community was named for W. D. Walden, a railroad employee. [2] A post office was established at Wald in 1896 and closed in 1898. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wald, Iowa
  2. 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 135.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wald Post Office (historical)


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