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Welcome to Wingard ...

Wingard is located in Pike County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wingard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Wingard is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wingard lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Wingard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wingard - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Wingard ...

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

  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Luverne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brantley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <4>
  • Rutledge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Goshen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Banks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
  • Petrey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Ansley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Ansley is located in Pike County
  • Youngblood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
    • Youngblood is located in Pike 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 Wingard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wingard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wingard ...

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

Adding Wingard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wingard post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wingard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wingard.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wingard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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