Waldheim, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Waldheim, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Waldheim, Louisiana
Waldheim, Louisiana
Waldheim, Louisiana is located in the United States
Waldheim, Louisiana
Waldheim, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°33′23″N 90°00′43″W / 30.55639°N 90.01194°W / 30.55639; -90.01194
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Tammany
Elevation
[1]
7 ft (2 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70435
Area code985
GNIS feature ID1628434 [1]
FIPS code22-79205

Waldheim is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Covington on Louisiana Highway 21.[2]

Etymology

The area around Waldheim was originally called St. Boniface by a local Reverend J. Ahrens and was named after Saint Boniface. Then on December 5, 1907, the community was renamed Waldheim meaning 'forest home' in the German language.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waldheim, Louisiana
  2. ^ Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 3rd ed., 2010, p. 48 ISBN 0899332862
  3. ^ Merrill, Ellen C. (November 30, 2014). Germans of Louisiana. Pelican Publishing. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-4556-0484-5.


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