Welcome to Wauneta ...
Although we found mention of Wauneta during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Wauneta had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Wauneta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wauneta, please Contact Us.
The location of Wauneta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wauneta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Wauneta is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Wauneta might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Wauneta would be found within the (620) area code.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
- Cedar Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <4>
- 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.<2> 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 <4>
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
- Grenola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Grainola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Foraker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Wauneta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wauneta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Wauneta and then turned west". While Wauneta could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Wauneta as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wauneta could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wauneta - 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. |