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Welcome to Wehadkee ...

Wehadkee is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wehadkee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

Wehadkee is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Wehadkee is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Wehadkee ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Graysons Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
  • Tyus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Sunny Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wedowee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephesus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Centralhatchee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Yates Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wehadkee ...

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

Adding Wehadkee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wehadkee 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 Wehadkee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wehadkee post office opened in 1839. The Wehadkee post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wehadkee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wehadkee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/