Waldo may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Waldo (given name) Waldo is a masculine given name. It derives from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon name ''Waltheof (disambiguation), Waltheof''. It may refer to: People * Waldo of Reichenau (740–814), Carolingian abbot and bishop * Waldo Colburn (1824–1885), Amer ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Waldo (surname), a list of people *

Waldo (footballer) Waldo Machado da Silva (9 September 1934 – 25 February 2019), known simply as Waldo, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. He was best known for his time at Fluminense, where he was the top scorer in the club's history with 31 ...

, Brazilian footballer Waldo Machado da Silva (1934–2019) * Waldo (musician), Finnish eurodance musician Marko Reijonen (born 1967)

Places

Canada

* Waldo, British Columbia, a ghost town

United States

Communities

* Waldo, Alabama, a town * Waldo, Arkansas, a city * Waldo, former name of

Sausalito, California Sausalito ( Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge. Sausalito's ...

, a city * Waldo Junction, California, formerly Waldo, an unincorporated community *

Waldo, Florida Waldo is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020 census, the population was 846, down from 1,015 at the 2010 census. History William Sparkman, the "father ...

, a city ** Waldo Historic District, Waldo, Florida * Waldo, Kansas, a small town ** Waldo Township, Russell County, Kansas, the surrounding township * Waldo, Kansas City, Missouri, a city neighborhood * Waldo, Magoffin County, Kentucky *

Waldo County, Maine Waldo County is a county in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,607. Its county seat is Belfast. The county was founded on February 7, 1827, from a portion of Hancock County and named after Briga ...

** Waldo, Maine, a town *

Waldo, Missouri Waldo is an unincorporated community in southeastern Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Waldo is located on Missouri Route V, approximately three miles north of Seymour. The community is near the headwaters of the James River ...

, an unincorporated community * Waldo, New Mexico, an unincorporated area * Waldo, Ohio, a village **

Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio Waldo Township is one of the fifteen civil township, townships of Marion County, Ohio, Marion County, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2020, 2020 census found 1,130 people in the township, 326 of whom lived in the village of Waldo, ...

, the surrounding township *

Waldo, Oregon Waldo is a ghost town located in Josephine County, Oregon, United States, about three miles from the California border.''History of southern Oregon : comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and Coos Counties'' (Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1 ...

, a ghost town *

Waldo, Wisconsin Waldo is a village along the Onion River in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 467 at the 2020 census. It has a post office with ZIP code 53093. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical ...

, a village

Other places

Mount Waldo Mount Waldo is a small mountain about high in Waldo County, Maine. It is located in the town of Frankfort. Mt. Waldo granite was once the stock in trade of a thriving industry. The Mount Waldo Granite has a coarse-grained texture which give ...

, a mountain in Maine *

Waldo Hills The Waldo Hills are a range of hills in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States. Encompassing an area of around , the hills are located east of Salem.Corning, Howard M. ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. The ...

, a range of hills in Oregon *

Waldo Lake Waldo Lake is a natural alpine lake in the Cascade Mountains of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the second largest natural non-alkali lake in Oregon with just under of water surface and a maximum depth of . The lake is named after Oregon polit ...

, a freshwater lake in Oregon *

Waldo Mountain Waldo Mountain is a summit in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. with an elevation of . It is in the Waldo Lake Wilderness and the Willamette National Forest. The mountain and nearby Waldo Lake Waldo Lake is a natural alpine lake in ...

, a summit in Oregon *

Waldo Park Waldo Park is a municipal park, located in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. It is one of the smallest city parks in the world, measuring . The park consists of a giant sequoia (one of the biggest tree species in the world) surrounded by lan ...

, a municipal park in Salem, Oregon * WALDO (Work And Live District Overlay), a newer name for the

Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City The Powerhouse Arts District is a historic warehouse district in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, on the water front of the Hudson River. Its name derives from the unused generating station Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhous ...

, New Jersey

Arts and entertainment

* ''Waldo'' (novel), a 1967 novel by Paul Theroux * "Waldo" (short story), by Robert A. Heinlein

Transportation

* Waldo (Amtrak station), a former train station in Waldo, Florida *

Waldo Grade The Waldo Grade is a highway grade between the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin City along U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1. It is defined as the stretch of roadway between the Spencer Offramp and Marin City, within the city of Sausalito. This g ...

, a highway grade between the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin City, California ** Waldo Tunnel, an informal name of the highway grade's Robin Willilams Tunnel

Other uses

* Tropical Storm Waldo (disambiguation) * Waldo Block, Portland, Oregon, a commercial building on the National Register of Historic Places *

Waldo Stadium Waldo Stadium is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Western Michigan University Broncos football in rudimentary form since 1914, and as a complete stadium since 1939. It currently has ...

, the football stadium at Western Michigan University *

Waldo Theatre The Waldo Theatre is a historic movie theater and performance venue at 916 Main Street in Waldoboro, Maine. Built in 1936 as a movie theater to a design by New York City architect Benjamin Schlanger, it was hailed at the time as one of the bes ...

, Waldoboro, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places * ''Waldo'' (bivalve), a genus of mollusc * Waldo, a name for a

remote manipulator A remote manipulator, also known as a telefactor, telemanipulator, or waldo (after the 1942 short story " Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein which features a man who invents and uses such devices), is a device which, through electronic, hydraulic, or ...

, inspired by the short story