Welcome to Waits ...

Waits is located in Stevens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waits, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Waits is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Waits lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Waits ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Waits - they are located in New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Waits ...

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

• Chewelah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah
  • Chewelah is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chewelah <3>
• Springdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <3>
• Grays
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Grays is located in Stevens County
• Addy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addy
  • Addy is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addy <3>
• Loon Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
  • Loon Lake is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loon Lake <3>
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Clavton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clavton
  • Clavton is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clavton <3>
• Gifford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <3>
• Ford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Ford is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <3>
• Hunters
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Hunters is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunters <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waits ...

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

Adding Waits to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waits 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 Waits was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Waits post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waits.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

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