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Wawawai

Ghost town · Whitman County, Washington

Almota quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Almota quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wawawai is a ghost town in Whitman County, Washington. It is one of 9 former communities in Whitman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wawawai as a historical populated place on the Almota topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.6365° N, 117.3793° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlmota
Elevation739 ft
Nearest living townPullman, WA
Distance to it12 miles
GNIS feature ID1510419
Coordinates46.63655, -117.37935

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What's there now

Wawawai is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pullman, WA (population 31,939), about 12 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 739 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wawawai?

Wawawai is in Whitman County, Washington, at 46.6365, -117.3793.

How many ghost towns are in Whitman County?

Whitman County, Washington has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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