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Welcome to Wende ...

Wende is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wende, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wende is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wende: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Wende ...

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

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

Communities near Wende ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • North Tonawanda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Fort Erie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lackawanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Depew
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tonawanda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Batavia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wende ...

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

Adding Wende to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wende 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 Wende was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wende on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wende.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wende - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Wende area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Wende area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.