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Welcome to Wabash Crossing ...

Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wabash Crossing, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Wabash Crossing: Wabash Xing.

Wabash Crossing is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wabash Crossing: 660

Communities Also Named Wabash Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wabash Crossing - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Wabash Crossing ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jamesport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilman City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Breckenridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Pattonsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kidder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Winston is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Altamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Altamont is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Coffey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Coffey is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jameson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wabash Crossing ...

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

Adding Wabash Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wabash Crossing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wabash Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabash Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wabash Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.