Welcome to Wingate ...
Although we found mention of Wingate during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Wingate 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 Wingate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wingate, please Contact Us.
The location of Wingate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wingate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Wingate is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Wingate might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Wingate would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Wingate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Wingate - they are located in Indiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wingate.
Communities near Wingate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wingate.
- Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <4>
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
- Burden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Burden is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burden <4>
- Grenola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
- Grenola is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Cowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Latham is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <4>
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Smileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Butler County
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
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 Wingate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wingate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wingate. 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 Wingate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wingate. See our Newspapers Page for Wingate.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wingate ...
Looking for more information about Wingate? 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 Wingate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wingate.
Adding Wingate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wingate 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 Wingate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wingate post office opened in 1886.
We also found Wingate in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wingate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/
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 Wingate and then turned east". While Wingate could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Wingate 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 Wingate 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 Wingate - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |