Welcome to Wananish ...
Wananish is located in Columbus County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Wananish lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wananish: 910 & 472<3>
Communities near Wananish ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wananish.
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chadbourn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Sandyfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Sandy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Hallsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
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 (so far) 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. The Wananish post office closed in 1972.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wananish.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wananish - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Wananish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Wananish 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/ |