Welcome to Wishaw ...

Wishaw is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wishaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Wishaw is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wishaw: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Wishaw ...

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

DuBois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- DuBois is located in Clearfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to DuBois
- From Wishaw to DuBois
Punxsutawney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Punxsutawney
- From Wishaw to Punxsutawney
Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
Reynoldsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reynoldsville
- From Wishaw to Reynoldsville
Brockway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brockway is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <4>
Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
Falls Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
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Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summerville
- From Wishaw to Summerville
Hawthorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hawthorn is located in Clarion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn <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 Wishaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wishaw.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wishaw ...

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

Adding Wishaw to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wishaw post office opened in 1889. The Wishaw post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wishaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wishaw - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Wishaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Wishaw 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/