Welcome to Wabash ...

So far, we found very little information about Wabash. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wabash to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wabash, please Contact Us.

Wabash would have been located within present day Giles County<2>.

The location of Wabash has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wabash, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wabash is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wabash was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Wabash once stood is in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Wabash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Wabash - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wabash ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Christiansburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <5>
• Radford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
• Pulaski
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
• Pearisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Dublin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Narrows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Pembroke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Rich Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>

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

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

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

Adding Wabash to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wabash post office opened in 1876.

We also found Wabash in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/