Welcome to Waneta ...

Waneta is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Waneta is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waneta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Waneta is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Waneta: (936)

Communities Also Named Waneta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waneta - they are located in British Columbia, Iowa, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Waneta ...

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

• Crockett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
• Rusk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Grapeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Grapeland is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <4>
• Elkhart
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
• Alto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Kennard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
• Latexo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
  • Latexo is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <4>
• Refuge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Refuge is located in Houston County
• Slocum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Slocum is located in Anderson County
• Salmon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Anderson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waneta ...

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

Adding Waneta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Waneta in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Waneta post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waneta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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