Welcome to Wabun ...

Wabun is located in Roanoke County<1>.

Wabun is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wabun lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wabun: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Wabun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wabun - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Wabun ...

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

Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roanoke
- From Wabun to Roanoke
Blacksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blacksburg
- From Wabun to Blacksburg
Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- Salem is located in Salem City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salem
- From Wabun to Salem
Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christiansburg
- From Wabun to Christiansburg
Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vinton
- From Wabun to Vinton
Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troutville
- From Wabun to Troutville
Boones Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boones Mill
- From Wabun to Boones Mill
New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- New Castle is located in Craig County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Castle
- From Wabun to New Castle
Elliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Elliston is located in Montgomery County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elliston
- From Wabun to Elliston
Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bent Mountain
- From Wabun to Bent Mountain

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wabun ...

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

Adding Wabun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wabun 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 Wabun was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabun.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wabun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Wabun area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wabun area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.