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Welcome to Wahoo ...

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

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

Wahoo would have been located within present day Los Angeles County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wahoo is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wahoo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wahoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wahoo - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wahoo ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clarita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
  • Pasadena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
    • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
  • Inglewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Burbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <4>
  • Santa Monica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alhambra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Monterey Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • San Gabriel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wahoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wahoo - 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.