Welcome to Wastedo ...

Wastedo is located in Goodhue County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wastedo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Wastedo is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wastedo ...

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

• Northfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
• Red Wing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <3>
• Cannon Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
  • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <3>
• Zumbrota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Pine Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Kenyon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Dundas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
  • Dundas is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <3>
• Goodhue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
  • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <3>
• Wanamingo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamingo
  • Wanamingo is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanamingo <3>
• Mazeppa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
  • Mazeppa is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazeppa <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 Wastedo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wastedo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wastedo ...

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

Adding Wastedo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wastedo 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 Wastedo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Wastedo post office opened in 1857.

We also found Wastedo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wastedo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

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