Welcome to Waukon ...

Waukon is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waukon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Waukon is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Waukon is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Waukon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Waukon lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Waukon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Waukon - they are located in Iowa and Minnesota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waukon.

Communities near Waukon ...

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

• Cheney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <4>
• Airway Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <4>
• Medical Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <4>
• Davenport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Reardan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
  • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <4>
• Sprague
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <4>
• Harrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <4>
• Edwall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwall
  • Edwall is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwall <4>
• Lakeland Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
  • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
• Tyler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tyler is located in Spokane County

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 Waukon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waukon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waukon. 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 Waukon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waukon ...

Looking for more information about Waukon? 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 Waukon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waukon.

Adding Waukon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waukon post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waukon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/