Wakenda, Missouri

Wakenda is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[3]

Wakenda, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 39°18′51″N 93°22′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Area
 • Total32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2)
 • Land31.7 sq mi (82.0 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total467
 • Density14.7/sq mi (5.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64687
Area code(s)660
FIPS code29-76552[1]
GNIS feature ID0766424[2]

History

Wakenda was platted in 1869, and took its name from Wakenda Township.[4] A post office called Wakenda was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1995.[5]

Notable person

James Fergason, an inventor, was born in Wakenda.[6]

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gollark: Which reminds me, maybe I ought to add a long polling mode.
gollark: If I had done that, would I say so instead of merely basking in the knowledge that those devices were, hypothetically, part of the PotatOS Computing Network™ and able to do arbitrary computation/networking tasks as required (via SPUDNET)?
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References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakenda, Missouri
  4. "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Tidbits". Ludington Daily News. Aug 4, 2001. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2015.



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