Welcome to Wenona ...

So far, we found very little information about Wenona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wenona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wenona, please Contact Us.

Wenona would have been located within present day Bay County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Time Zone: The area where Wenona was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wenona was located: 989

Going back to its beginning, Wenona was originally named Lake City. For more information about the names of Wenona, see The Names of Wenona on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Wenona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wenona - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Wenona ...

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

• Saginaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saginaw
  • From Wenona to Saginaw
• Midland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midland
  • From Wenona to Midland
• Essexville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
  • Essexville is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <3>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auburn
  • From Wenona to Auburn
• Zilwaukee city
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zilwaukee city
  • From Wenona to Zilwaukee city
• Reese
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Reese is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <3>
• Pinconning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
  • Pinconning is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <3>
• Fairgrove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <3>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Akron
  • From Wenona to Akron
• Frankenlust
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
  • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frankenlust
  • From Wenona to Frankenlust

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

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

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

Adding Wenona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wenona in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wenona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wenona post office opened in 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/