Welcome to Wenden ...
Wenden is located in La Paz County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Wenden is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wenden lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Wenden is within the boundaries of the (928) area code.
The ZIP code for Wenden: 85357<3>
Communities near Wenden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wenden.
- Salome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salome
- Salome is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salome <4>
- Cullen's Well ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen's Well. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen's Well
- Cullen's Well is located in Maricopa County
- Harqua Hala ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harqua Hala. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua Hala
- Harqua Hala is located in La Paz County
- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in La Paz County
- McVay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay
- McVay is located in La Paz County
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in La Paz County
- Aguila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguila
- Aguila is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguila <4>
- Utting
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utting
- Utting is located in La Paz County
- Brenda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenda
- Brenda is located in La Paz County
- Bouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse
- Bouse is located in La Paz County
- Former name for Bouse:
- Brayton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouse <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wenden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wenden.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wenden. See our Newspapers Page for Wenden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wenden ...
Looking for more information about Wenden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Wenden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wenden.
Adding Wenden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wenden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wenden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wenden post office opened in 1909.
We also found Wenden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wenden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wenden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wenden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wenden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |