Welcome to Wait ...

Wait is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wait, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Wait is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Wait is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wait: 606

Communities near Wait ...

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

• Monticello
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Albany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Byrdstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Byrdstown is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <3>
• Cumberland City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
• Shearer Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
• Savage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Savage is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Slickford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Slickford is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
• Parnell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Parnell is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
• Sumpter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wait ...

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

Adding Wait to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wait post office opened in 1898. The Wait post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wait.