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Welcome to Wela Park ...

Wela Park is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wela Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

Wela Park is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wela Park: 417

Communities near Wela Park ...

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

  • Joplin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Miami
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <3>
  • Webb City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Neosho
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Baxter Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Commerce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
  • Seneca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
  • Granby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Anderson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wela Park ...

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

Adding Wela Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wela Park post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wela Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wela Park - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/