Welcome to Wangaum ...

Wangaum is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wangaum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Wangaum is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wangaum: (570)

Communities near Wangaum ...

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

• Carbondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Archbald
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Olyphant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
  • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <4>
• Jessup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
• Honesdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
• Throop
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Throop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
  • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <4>
• Jermyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Moscow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• Forest City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <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 Wangaum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wangaum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wangaum ...

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

Adding Wangaum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wangaum 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 Wangaum was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wangaum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/