Welcome to Wake ...

Wake is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Wake is located in Crosby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Wake is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wake is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wake: (806)

Communities Also Named Wake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wake - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wake ...

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

• Floydada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
  • Floydada is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <4>
• Ralls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls
  • Ralls is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralls <4>
• Crosbyton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
  • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <4>
• Dickens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
• Roaring Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <4>
• McAdoo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
  • McAdoo is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <4>
• Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
  • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
• Dougherty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Dougherty is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <4>
• Afton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Dickens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Cone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
  • Cone is located in Crosby County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cone <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 Wake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wake ...

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

Adding Wake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wake post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/