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Welcome to Wagarville ...

Wagarville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagarville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1957.

Wagarville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wagarville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wagarville: 251

The ZIP code for Wagarville: 36585<3>

Communities Also Named Wagarville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wagarville - they are located in Michigan and Ontario.

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

Communities near Wagarville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagarville ...

Looking for more information about Wagarville? 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 Wagarville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wagarville.

Adding Wagarville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagarville 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 (so far) for Wagarville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wagarville post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagarville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagarville - 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 Wagarville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wagarville 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/