Welcome to Wizard Wells ...
Wizard Wells is located Wizard Wells is located in Jack County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wizard Wells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914. A typical abbreviation for Wizard Wells: Wizard Wls. Wizard Wells is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Wizard Wells lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Wizard Wells is within the boundaries of the (940) area code. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wizard Wells. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wizard Wells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wizard Wells. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wizard Wells. 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 Wizard Wells. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wizard Wells. See our Newspapers Page for Wizard Wells. Looking for more information about Wizard Wells? 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 Wizard Wells, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wizard Wells. We originally found mention of Wizard Wells 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 Wizard Wells was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Wizard Wells.
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Communities near Wizard Wells ...
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(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wizard Wells ...
Adding Wizard Wells to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Wizard Wells post office opened in 1914.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wizard Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/