Welcome to Wawawai ...
So far, we found very little information about Wawawai. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wawawai to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wawawai, please Contact Us.
Wawawai would have been located within present day Whitman County<2>.
The location of Wawawai has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wawawai, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wawawai is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wawawai was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wawawai would have been located in the (509) area code.
Communities near Wawawai ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wawawai.
- Pullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <5>
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
- Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Colton is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <5>
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Whitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Chambers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Whitman County
- Gould City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Gould City is located in Garfield 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 Wawawai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wawawai.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wawawai. 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 Wawawai.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wawawai. See our Newspapers Page for Wawawai.
Adding Wawawai to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wawawai 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 Wawawai was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wawawai post office opened in 1885.
We also found Wawawai in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wawawai.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wawawai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wawawai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |