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Welcome to Wade ...

Wade is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

Wade is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wade: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Wade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Wade - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Wade ...

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

  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Williamstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Paden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Marys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sistersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Matamoras
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • North Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wade ...

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

Adding Wade to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wade post office opened in 1864. The Wade post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wade.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wade - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Wade area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Wade 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.
<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/