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Welcome to Wauneta ...

Wauneta is located in Yuma County<1>.

Wauneta is 3,720 feet [1,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wauneta is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wauneta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wauneta (for example, toward Hamlet (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Wauneta: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Wauneta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Wauneta: This one is located in Yuma County and the other is located in Gunnison County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 3 communities that are also named Wauneta - they are located in Kansas and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Wauneta ...

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

  • Wray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Eckley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Robb is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
  • Laird
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laird is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Holyoke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Crete
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Crete is located in Chase County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Paoli
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Vernon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Lamar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar is located in Chase County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Haigler
    (25 miles [40.2 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 Wauneta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wauneta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wauneta ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wauneta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Wauneta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Wauneta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.