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Welcome to Wago ...

Wago is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wago, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Wago is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Wago and travel east, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Wago: 606

Communities near Wago ...

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

  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Thompsons Store
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Burkesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Byrdstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
  • Savage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Alpha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alpha is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Static
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Static is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wago ...

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

Adding Wago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wago 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 Wago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wago post office opened in 1904. The Wago post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wago.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wago - 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/