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Welcome to Wauneta ...

Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wauneta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Wauneta is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wauneta: 620

Communities Also Named Wauneta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wauneta - they are located in Colorado (2) and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Wauneta ...

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

  • Sedan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Vale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Moline is located in Elk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
  • Dexter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Grenola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Chautauqua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Grainola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Foraker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wauneta ...

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

Adding Wauneta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wauneta post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wauneta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wauneta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/