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Welcome to Wenona ...The city of Wenona is primarily located in Marshall County<1>. A portion of Wenona extends into La Salle County. The location of Wenona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Wenona: weh-NOH-nah<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wenona has a population of 944 people<4> (see below for details). Wenona is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Wenona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Wenona: (815) & (779)<6> The ZIP code for Wenona: 61377<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wenona had an population of 944 people. This is a decrease of 10.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.36% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wenona had a population of 1,056 people (or 8.35% of the total population of Marshall County). This makes Wenona the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,056 people, the population of Wenona has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,065 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wenona. Communities Also Named Wenona ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wenona - they are located in Georgia (2), Maryland and North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wenona. Communities near Wenona ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wenona.
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 Wenona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wenona. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wenona. 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 Wenona. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wenona. See our Newspapers Page for Wenona. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wenona ...Looking for more information about Wenona? 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 Wenona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wenona. Adding Wenona to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wenona 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 Wenona was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. We also found Wenona in the book titled .<9> From that list, the Wenona post office opened in 1873. For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenona. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wenona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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