Welcome to Wanda ...

Wanda is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Wanda is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wanda: (417)

Communities Also Named Wanda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wanda - they are located in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wanda ...

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

• Neosho
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Monett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Granby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>
• Anderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Sarcoxie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <4>
• Pierce City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <4>
• Goodman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• Purdy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Purdy is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <4>
• Diamond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
  • Former names for Diamond:
  • Diamond Grove
  • Diamond Mill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <4>
• Pineville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <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 Wanda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wanda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wanda ...

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

Adding Wanda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wanda post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wanda on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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