Welcome to Wenas ...
Wenas is located in Yakima County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wenas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Wenas is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wenas is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Wenas lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wenas: 509
Communities near Wenas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wenas.
- Ellensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellensburg
- Ellensburg is located in Kittitas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellensburg <3>
- Selah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
- Selah is located in Yakima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selah <3>
- Kittitas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittitas
- Kittitas is located in Kittitas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittitas <3>
- Tieton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tieton
- Tieton is located in Yakima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tieton <3>
- Naches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naches
- Naches is located in Yakima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naches <3>
- Cowiche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowiche
- Cowiche is located in Yakima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowiche <3>
- Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Thorp is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorp <3>
- Eschbach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Gleed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleed
- Gleed is located in Yakima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleed <3>
- Hillside Siding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillside Siding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
- Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
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 Wenas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wenas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wenas. 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 Wenas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wenas. See our Newspapers Page for Wenas.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wenas ...
Looking for more information about Wenas? 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 Wenas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wenas.
Adding Wenas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wenas 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 Wenas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wenas post office opened in 1882.
We also found Wenas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenas.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wenas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wenas - 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |