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Welcome to Wakefield ...

Wakefield is located in Okanogan County<1>.

Wakefield is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wakefield: 509

Communities Also Named Wakefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Wakefield - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wakefield ...

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

  • Omak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
    • Omak is located in Okanogan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <3>
  • Okanogan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brewster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pateros
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Monse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
    • Monse is located in Okanogan County
  • Malott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Virginia City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
  • Methow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Carlton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakefield ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Okanogan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wakefield - 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>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.