Welcome to Wanso ...
So far, we found very little information about Wanso. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wanso to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wanso, please Contact Us.
Wanso would have been located within present day Sheridan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanso, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wanso is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wanso is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wanso was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Wanso (for example, toward Grenora (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Wanso was located: 406
Communities near Wanso ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wanso.
- Plentywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentywood
- Plentywood is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plentywood <5>
- Medicine Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
- Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <5>
- Flaxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxville
- Flaxville is located in Daniels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxville <5>
- Outlook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Outlook is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outlook <5>
- Redstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <5>
- Antelope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <5>
- Daleview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleview
- Daleview is located in Sheridan County
- Reserve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <5>
- Raymond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
- Whitetail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetail
- Whitetail is located in Daniels County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitetail <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 Wanso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wanso.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wanso. See our Newspapers Page for Wanso.
Adding Wanso to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wanso 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 for Wanso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wanso post office opened in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanso.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sheridan County: www.co.sheridan.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wanso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wanso - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |