Welcome to Wingate ...

Wingate is located in Butler County<1>.

Although the location of Wingate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS), there is no indication of the community on the maps we use.<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: Wingate lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wingate lies 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
• Clay Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Butler County
• Glen Crouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Crouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
  • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
• 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

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 ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

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