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Welcome to Wabd ...

Wabd is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wabd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Wabd is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wabd lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Wabd (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wabd: 606

Communities near Wabd ...

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

  • Berea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Somerset
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crab Orchard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Science Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eubank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ottawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wabd ...

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

Adding Wabd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wabd 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 (so far) for Wabd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wabd post office opened in 1886. The Wabd post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabd.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rockcastle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wabd - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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