Welcome to Wango ...

Wango is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wango, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Wango is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wango lies within the (716) area code.

Websites for Wango ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wango, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Wango ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wango - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Wango ...

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

• Dunkirk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Fredonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Gowanda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Angola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• Brocton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <4>
• Randolph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
• North Collins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
  • North Collins is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <4>
• Little Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <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 Wango. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wango.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wango ...

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

Adding Wango to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wango post office opened in 1890.

We also found Wango in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wango.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/