Waterford, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°11′12″N 77°36′36″W / 39.18667°N 77.61000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Loudoun |
Area | |
• Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2) |
• Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 20197 |
FIPS code | 51-83440 |
GNIS feature ID | 2807429 |
Waterford Historic District | |
NRHP reference No. | 69000256 |
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VLR No. | 401-0123 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 3, 1969[3] |
Designated NHLD | April 15, 1970[4] |
Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
Waterford is a unique place of historic significance. The entire village and surrounding countryside is a National Historic Landmark District, noted for its well-preserved 18th and 19th-century character. It is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the Catoctin Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, located along Catoctin Creek. Waterford is 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Leesburg.
In the 1810 United States Census, the population center of the United States was recorded as being just northwest of the village.[5]