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Welcome to Wallula ...

Wallula is located in Wyandotte County<1>.


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


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

Wallula is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wallula lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wallula is within the (913) area code.

Communities Also Named Wallula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wallula - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Wallula ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kansas City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Lenexa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
  • Leavenworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gladstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
  • Prairie Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <4>
  • Lansing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Merriam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Merriam is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <4>
  • Mission
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
    • Former name for Mission:
    • Mission Hill Acres
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <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 Wallula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallula.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallula ...

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

Adding Wallula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallula 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 Wallula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Wallula in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallula.

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

The official website for Wyandotte County: www.wycokck.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, 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 Wallula - 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>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.
<6>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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