Welcome to Wabek ...
Wabek is located in Mountrail County<1>.
The location of Wabek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wabek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Wabek is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wabek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Wabek (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The telephone area code for Wabek: (701)
Communities near Wabek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wabek.
- Parshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshall
- Parshall is located in Mountrail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <4>
- Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
- Plaza is located in Mountrail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <4>
- Makoti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makoti
- Makoti is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makoti <4>
- Ryder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder
- Ryder is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryder <4>
- Roseglen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Roseglen is located in McLean County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseglen <4>
- Van Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charging Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
- Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
- Shell Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shell Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Shell Creek is located in McLean County
- Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
- Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
- Belden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Belden is located in Mountrail 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 Wabek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wabek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wabek. 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 Wabek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wabek. See our Newspapers Page for Wabek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wabek ...
Looking for more information about Wabek? 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 Wabek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wabek.
Adding Wabek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wabek 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 Wabek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wabek post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wabek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mountrail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wabek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |