Welcome to Wanborough ...
So far, we found very little information about Wanborough. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wanborough to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wanborough, please Contact Us.
Wanborough would have been located within present day Edwards County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanborough, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wanborough is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wanborough was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Wanborough (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Wanborough was located: 618 & 730<4>
Communities near Wanborough ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wanborough.
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- New Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Bellmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Wanborough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wanborough.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wanborough. 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 Wanborough.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wanborough. See our Newspapers Page for Wanborough.
Adding Wanborough to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wanborough 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 (so far) for Wanborough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wanborough post office opened in 1821. The Wanborough post office closed in 1831.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanborough.
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 Wanborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edwards, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wanborough - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Wanborough area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Wanborough area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |