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Welcome to Wenasoga ...

Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenasoga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Wenasoga is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wenasoga: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Wenasoga ...

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

  • Tulu
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
  • Corinth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Selmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Selmer is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <4>
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Burnsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Eastview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Middleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Michie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Michie is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michie <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 Wenasoga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wenasoga.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wenasoga ...

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

Adding Wenasoga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wenasoga post office opened in 1875. The Wenasoga post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenasoga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Alcorn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wenasoga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Wenasoga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Wenasoga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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