Welcome to Waneta ...
Waneta is located in Webster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waneta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Waneta is 3,300 feet [1,006 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Waneta is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Waneta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Waneta: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Waneta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waneta - they are located in British Columbia, Iowa, Kentucky and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waneta.
Communities near Waneta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waneta.
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Cowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
- Cowen is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <5>
- Huttonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
- Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
- Florence ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Blue Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Monterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterville
- Monterville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterville <5>
- Pickens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
- Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Orndoff
(9 miles [14.5 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 Waneta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waneta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waneta. 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 Waneta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waneta. See our Newspapers Page for Waneta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waneta ...
Looking for more information about Waneta? 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 Waneta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waneta.
Adding Waneta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waneta 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 Waneta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Waneta post office opened in 1903.
We also found Waneta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waneta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waneta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waneta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Waneta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Waneta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |