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Welcome to Wawina ...

Wawina is located in Itasca County<1>.

The pronunciation of Wawina: was-WEE-nuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wawina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Wawina is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Wawina: 218

Communities near Wawina ...

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

  • Floodwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Calumet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Warba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlands
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Swan River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Goodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Goodland is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Jacobson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pengilly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Libby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wawina ...

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

Adding Wawina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wawina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Itasca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Wawina. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wawina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.