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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 elevation 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)
  • Selah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittitas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Tieton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Naches
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cowiche
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Thorp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Eschbach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eschbach is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
  • Gleed
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Siding
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding

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 (so far) for Wenas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wenas post office opened in 1882. The Wenas post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wenas.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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