SR A and SR B meet in Wardell.

The first settlers came to this area around 1919. The railroad depot consisted of a boxcar across the street from the rails and the railroad was the only means of mail or supplies being brought into the area. There were five stores in town, a barber shop, a hotel, a post office, a blacksmith shop and two church buildings and the area was surrounded by woods. There were many acres of timberland much of which was owned by a land company and many who lived in the area were employed in timber cutting. In the 1920's the town grew rapidly. The town was incorporated around 1944.

The ubiquitous Hon. Stephan Keating