Official Name: | Waldheim, Louisiana |
Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | St. Tammany |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 7 |
Coordinates: | 30.5564°N -90.0119°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 70435 |
Area Code: | 985 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1628434 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Info: | 22-79205 |
Waldheim is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 7miles northeast of Covington on Louisiana Highway 21.[1]
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.[2]