Welcome to Wannee ...

Wannee is located in Gilchrist County<1>.

The location of Wannee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wannee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Wannee is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Wannee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wannee lies within the (352) area code.

Communities near Wannee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wannee.

• Chiefland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
  • Chiefland is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <4>
• Trenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Cross City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <4>
• Fanning Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <4>
• Branford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
  • Branford is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branford <4>
• Fort White
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <4>
• Bell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <4>
• Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
• Little Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
• Old Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <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 Wannee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wannee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wannee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wannee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wannee. See our Newspapers Page for Wannee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wannee ...

Looking for more information about Wannee? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wannee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wannee.

Adding Wannee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wannee 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 Wannee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wannee post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wannee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wannee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gilchrist County: www.gilchrist.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/