Welcome to Wengler ...

Wengler is located in Shasta County<1>.

Wengler was established in 1899.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Wengler: Named after Mathias Wengler.

Wengler is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wengler is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wengler lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wengler: 530

Communities near Wengler ...

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

• Hatchet Mountain ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchet Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Mountain
  • Hatchet Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hatchet Mountain
  • From Wengler to Hatchet Mountain
• Montgomery Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Creek
  • Montgomery Creek is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery Creek <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montgomery Creek
  • From Wengler to Montgomery Creek
• Big Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Big Bend:
  • Elena
  • Henderson
  • Indian Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bend <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Bend
  • From Wengler to Big Bend
• Round Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
  • Round Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Mountain <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Round Mountain
  • From Wengler to Round Mountain
• Burney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
  • Burney is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burney <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burney
  • From Wengler to Burney
• Bullskin ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullskin
  • Bullskin is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bullskin
  • From Wengler to Bullskin
• Furnaceville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Furnaceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
  • Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Furnaceville
  • From Wengler to Furnaceville
• Johnson Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Park
  • Johnson Park is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson Park
  • From Wengler to Johnson Park
• Fern
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Fern is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fern
  • From Wengler to Fern
• Ingot
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
  • Ingot is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Ingot:
  • Afterthought
  • Silverton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ingot
  • From Wengler to Ingot

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wengler ...

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

Adding Wengler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wengler post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wengler.