Welcome to Wanamaker ...

So far, we found very little information about Wanamaker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wanamaker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wanamaker, please Contact Us.

Wanamaker would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.

The location of Wanamaker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanamaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wanamaker is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wanamaker was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wanamaker would have been located in the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Wanamaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wanamaker - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Wanamaker ...

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

• Sedalia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <5>
• Marshall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Sweet Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
  • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <5>
• La Monte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Monte
  • La Monte is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Monte <5>
• Pilot Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <5>
• Smithton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Otterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <5>
• Malta Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
  • Malta Bend is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <5>
• Blackburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Blackburn is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackburn <5>
• Emma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Emma is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <5>

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

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

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

Adding Wanamaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wanamaker 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 Wanamaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wanamaker post office opened in 1890.

We also found Wanamaker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanamaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/