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Welcome to Wahoo ...

Wahoo is located in Sumter County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Wahoo, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wahoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Wahoo is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wahoo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wahoo is within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Wahoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wahoo - they are located in California, 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.

  • Brooksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Inverness
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushnell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Center Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Istachatta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nobleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wahoo ...

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

Adding Wahoo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wahoo post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wahoo.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wahoo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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