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Welcome to Wenona ...

Wenona is located in Crisp County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Wenona is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wenona: 229

Communities Also Named Wenona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Wenona: This one is located in Crisp County and the other is located in Dooly County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 4 communities that are also named Wenona - they are located in Illinois, Maryland and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Wenona ...

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

  • Milldale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Milldale is located in Crisp County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Cordele
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ashburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <4>
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arabi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hobby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
    • Hobby is located in Turner County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
  • Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leslie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wenona ...

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

Adding Wenona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wenona post office opened in 1889.

We also found Wenona on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Crisp, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wenona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>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/