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Welcome to Wagersville ...

Wagersville is located in Estill County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Wagersville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Wagersville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wagersville: (606)

Communities near Wagersville ...

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

  • Berea
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
  • Stanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Irvine is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
  • Beattyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
    • Beattyville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
  • Clay City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Powell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
  • McKee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
  • Booneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Booneville is located in Owsley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <4>
  • Miller's Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
    • Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
  • Locust Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
    • Locust Branch is located in Estill 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 Wagersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wagersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagersville ...

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

Adding Wagersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagersville 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 Wagersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wagersville post office opened in 1891.

We also found Wagersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagersville.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagersville - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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