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'''Wakenda''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Carroll County, Missouri|Carroll County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|730242}}</ref>
'''Wakenda''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Carroll County, Missouri|Carroll County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref name=gnis/>


==History==
==History==
Wakenda was [[plat]]ted in 1869, and took its name from Wakenda Township.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070725/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_carroll.html | title=Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> A post office called Wakenda was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1995.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>
Wakenda was [[plat]]ted in 1869, and took its name from Wakenda Township.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_carroll.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070725/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_carroll.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref> A post office called Wakenda was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1995.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable person==
[[James Fergason]], an inventor, was born in Wakenda.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q_lOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WEwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5320%2C4181963 | title=Tidbits | work=Ludington Daily News | date=Aug 4, 2001 | accessdate=15 October 2015 | pages=33}}</ref>
[[James Fergason]], an inventor, was born in Wakenda.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q_lOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WEwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5320%2C4181963 | title=Tidbits | work=Ludington Daily News | date=Aug 4, 2001 | accessdate=15 October 2015 | pages=33}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:42, 29 July 2023

Wakenda, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 39°18′51″N 93°22′38″W / 39.31417°N 93.37722°W / 39.31417; -93.37722
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
[1]
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 code660
FIPS code29-76552[2]
GNIS feature ID0766424[1]

Wakenda is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History[edit]

Wakenda was platted in 1869, and took its name from Wakenda Township.[3] A post office called Wakenda was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1995.[4]

Notable person[edit]

James Fergason, an inventor, was born in Wakenda.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakenda, Missouri
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Tidbits". Ludington Daily News. August 4, 2001. p. 33. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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