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Welcome to Wadesboro ...

Wadesboro is located in Calloway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wadesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wadesboro is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wadesboro: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Wadesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wadesboro - they are located in Florida, Louisiana and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Wadesboro ...

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

  • Murray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Murray is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Mayfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Calvert City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Hazel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Rivers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Almo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Almo is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
  • Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Olive is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Kirksey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
  • Dogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wadesboro ...

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

Adding Wadesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wadesboro 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 Wadesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wadesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wadesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Wadesboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Wadesboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.