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Welcome to Wamduska ...

So far, we found very little information about Wamduska. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wamduska to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wamduska, please Contact Us.


Wamduska would have been located within present day Nelson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wamduska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wamduska is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wamduska was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wamduska was located: 701

Communities near Wamduska ...

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

  • Lakota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McVille
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Michigan City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Crary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pekin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Brocket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg

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

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

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

Adding Wamduska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wamduska 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 (so far) for Wamduska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wamduska post office opened in 1882. The Wamduska post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wamduska.

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 Wamduska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wamduska - 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>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/