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Welcome to Wahkiacus ...

Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Wahkiacus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Wahkiacus is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wahkiacus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wahkiacus: (509)

Communities near Wahkiacus ...

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

  • The Dalles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • City of The Dalles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Goldendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • White Salmon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bingen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
    • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <3>
  • Rufus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Sherman County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <3>
  • Blockhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
  • Appleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wahkiacus ...

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

Adding Wahkiacus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wahkiacus post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wahkiacus.

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

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wahkiacus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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