Welcome to Wasioja ...

Wasioja is located in Dodge County<1>.

The location of Wasioja has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Wasioja is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wasioja is within the (507) area code.

Communities near Wasioja ...

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

• Rochester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Kasson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
  • Kasson is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <4>
• Byron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Rice Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Zumbrota
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
  • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
• Pine Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <4>
• Dodge Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
• Blooming Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
  • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <4>
• Kenyon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>
• Oronoco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wasioja ...

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

Adding Wasioja to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wasioja.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wasioja. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/