Waterford, Virginia
Waterford, Virginia | |
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The Waterford town center in July 2008 | |
| 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 | |
The Waterford Mill | |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000256 |
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| VLR No. | 401-0123 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1969 |
| Designated NHLD | April 15, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969 |
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.