Welcome to Wanda ...
So far, we found very little information about Wanda. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wanda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wanda, please Contact Us.
Wanda would have been located within present day Orange County<2>.
The location of Wanda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanda, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wanda is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wanda was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Wanda ...
Junior League: www.jlocc.org/
Communities Also Named Wanda ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wanda - they are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wanda.
Communities near Wanda ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wanda.
- Anaheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
- Anaheim is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <5>
- Santa Ana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
- Santa Ana is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <5>
- Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Irvine is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <5>
- Huntington Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <5>
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
- Garden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <5>
- Corona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Riverside County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <5>
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
- Fullerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
- Costa Mesa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
- Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <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 Wanda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wanda.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wanda. 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 Wanda.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wanda. See our Newspapers Page for Wanda.
Adding Wanda to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wanda 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 Wanda was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanda.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Wanda, 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 Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wanda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |