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Welcome to Wanless ...

Wanless is located in Pocahontas County<1>.


The location of Wanless has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanless, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Wanless is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wanless is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wanless lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wanless: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Wanless ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wanless - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near Wanless ...

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

  • Marlinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
    • Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
  • Durbin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
  • Huttonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
  • Arbovale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sitlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
    • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
  • Frank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
    • Frank is located in Pocahontas County
  • Mingo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas 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 Wanless. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wanless.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wanless ...

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

Adding Wanless to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wanless 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 Wanless was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wanless post office opened in 1894.

We also found Wanless on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanless.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wanless. 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 Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wanless - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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