The Union Town Company created the town of Waldo on October 1, 1888. This is because they got 280 acres of land on a line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The community grew, having about 300 people by 1915. A small business community, including a bank, stores, and three grain elevators, developed during the 1900s.[5] The town was an agricultural shipping and receiving point for the area around it.[6] Waldo incorporated as a city in May 1911.[7]
Since the 1930s, the number of people in Waldo starting decreasing. Waldo High School closed in 1964, and Waldo Grade School closed in 1979.[7] In 1993, Union Pacific left its rail line through Waldo, ending rail service to the city.[5]
Western Electric gives electricity to the people. Gorham Telephone gives landline telephone service, and it offers cable television and internet access.[14] Most residents use privately stored propane for heating fuel.[15][14]
↑ 5.05.1Clow, Albert (2003-01-10). "History". City of Waldo, Kansas. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
↑Blackmar, Frank W., ed. (1912). "Waldo". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. Vol. 2. Chicago: Standard. p. 859. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
