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Welcome to Wagoner ...

Wagoner is located in Ashe County<1>.

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

Wagoner is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wagoner is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wagoner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wagoner: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Wagoner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Wagoner: This one is located in Ashe County and the other is located in Yadkin County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Wagoner - they are located in Arizona, California, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wagoner ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagoner ...

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

Adding Wagoner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wagoner post office opened in 1886. The Wagoner post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagoner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagoner - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Wagoner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Wagoner 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/