Welcome to Wananish ...

Wananish is located in Columbus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wananish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Wananish is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wananish: (910)

Communities near Wananish ...

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

• Whiteville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• Chadbourn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Brunswick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Northwest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
  • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
• Clarkton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
  • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <4>
• Bolton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <4>
• East Arcadia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
  • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
• Sandyfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
  • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
• Sandy Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
• Hallsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wananish ...

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

Adding Wananish to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wananish post office opened in 1899.

We also found Wananish on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wananish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/