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Welcome to Wadesboro ...

Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wadesboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Wadesboro is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Wadesboro: 985

Communities Also Named Wadesboro ...

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

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wadesboro post office opened in 1903. The Wadesboro post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wadesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tangipahoa, 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>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/