Welcome to Wenden ...

Wenden is located in La Paz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Wenden is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wenden lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Wenden: 928

The ZIP code for Wenden: 85357<3>

Communities near Wenden ...

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

Salome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salome is located in La Paz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salome
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salome <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salome
- From Wenden to Salome
Cullen's Well ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen's Well is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen's Well
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cullen's Well
- From Wenden to Cullen's Well
Harqua Hala ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harqua Hala is located in La Paz County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harqua Hala
- From Wenden to Harqua Hala
Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vicksburg is located in La Paz County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vicksburg
- From Wenden to Vicksburg
McVay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McVay is located in La Paz County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McVay
- From Wenden to McVay
New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in La Paz County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Hope
- From Wenden to New Hope
Aguila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aguila is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguila
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguila <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aguila
- From Wenden to Aguila
Utting
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Utting is located in La Paz County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utting
- From Wenden to Utting
Brenda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brenda is located in La Paz County
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- From your current location to Brenda
- From Wenden to Brenda
Bouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bouse is located in La Paz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse
- Former name for Bouse:
- Brayton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouse <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bouse
- From Wenden to Bouse

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wenden ...

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

Adding Wenden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wenden post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenden.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wenden - 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 Wenden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wenden 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/