Welcome to Wager ...

So far, we found very little information about Wager. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wager to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wager, please Contact Us.

Wager would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

The location of Wager has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wager, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wager is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wager was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wager would have been located in the (479) area code.

Communities near Wager ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Springdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Rogers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
• Bentonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <5>
• Bella Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <5>
• Centerton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <5>
• Siloam Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Lowell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Farmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Prairie Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <5>

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

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

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

Adding Wager to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wager in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wager was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wager post office opened in 1880.

We also found Wager on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wager.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/