Welcome to Wakeman ...
So far, we found very little information about Wakeman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wakeman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Wakeman - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Wakeman, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Wakeman , we believe that it would have been located within present day McPherson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wakeman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
The location where Wakeman once stood is in the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Wakeman ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Wakeman: This one is located in McPherson County and the other is located in Norton County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 3 communities that are also named Wakeman - they are located in Colorado and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wakeman.
Adding Wakeman to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Wakeman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Wakeman post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakeman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 Wakeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including McPherson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |