Welcome to Wacouta ...

Wacouta is located in Goodhue County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wacouta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wacouta is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wacouta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wacouta - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near Wacouta ...

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

• Red Wing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <3>
• Lake City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
• Ellsworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
• Goodhue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <3>
• Mazeppa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mazeppa is located in Wabasha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazeppa <3>
• Pepin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Plum City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Zumbro Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Zumbro Falls is located in Wabasha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbro Falls <3>
• Bellechester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bellechester is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
• Miesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Miesville is located in Dakota County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wacouta ...

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

Adding Wacouta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wacouta 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 Wacouta was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wacouta.