Welcome to Wedekind ...

Wedekind is located in Washoe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wedekind, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Wedekind is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wedekind is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wedekind lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wedekind is within the (775) area code.

Communities near Wedekind ...

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

• Reno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Reno is located in Washoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
• Hidden Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
  • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
• Sun Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <4>
• Lockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Storey County
• Panther Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
  • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
• Spanish Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
  • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
• Golden Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
  • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
• Raleigh Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
  • Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
• Lemmon Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
  • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
• Clark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Storey 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 Wedekind. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wedekind.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wedekind ...

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

Adding Wedekind to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wedekind post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wedekind.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/