Welcome to Wanship ...

Wanship is located in Summit County<1>.

Wanship was established in 1859.

Wanship is 5,880 feet [1,792 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wanship is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wanship lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wanship: 435

Communities near Wanship ...

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

• Park City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Park City
  • From Wanship to Park City
• Kamas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
  • Kamas is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <3>
• Oakley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakley
  • From Wanship to Oakley
• Francis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
• Coalville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Coalville is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coalville
  • From Wanship to Coalville
• Hideout
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
  • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
• Henefer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henefer
  • Henefer is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henefer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henefer
  • From Wanship to Henefer
• Alta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Alta is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Former name for Alta:
  • Central City
  • Alta has also been known as:
  • Alta City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alta
  • From Wanship to Alta
• Interlaken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Interlaken is located in Wasatch County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Interlaken
  • From Wanship to Interlaken
• Rockport ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Summit County
  • Former names for Rockport:
  • Crandall
  • Enoch City
  • Rock Fort
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockport
  • From Wanship to Rockport

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wanship ...

Looking for more information about Wanship? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wanship, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wanship.

Adding Wanship to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wanship 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 Wanship was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wanship post office opened in 1864.

We also found Wanship in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanship.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/