Welcome to Wanamaker ...

Wanamaker is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Wanamaker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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

Wanamaker is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wanamaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wanamaker - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Wanamaker ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Fishers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Lawrence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Greenfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Shelbyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Beech Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>
• Speedway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wanamaker ...

Looking for more information about Wanamaker? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wanamaker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wanamaker.

Adding Wanamaker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanamaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov