Welcome to Wendell ...

Wendell is located in Sullivan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wendell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Wendell is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wendell is within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Wendell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wendell - they are located in Idaho, Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Wendell ...

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

• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Claremont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Newport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Charlestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Rockingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Enfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• New London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Hartland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
• Sunapee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunapee
  • Sunapee is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunapee <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wendell ...

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

Adding Wendell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wendell 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 Wendell was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Wendell in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wendell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/