Welcome to Apollonia ...
Apollonia is located in Rusk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Apollonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Apollonia is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Apollonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Apollonia: (715) & (534)<3>
Communities near Apollonia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Apollonia.
- Ladysmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Chetek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Weyerhaeuser
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Tony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Conrath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Port Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Strickland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk 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 Apollonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apollonia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Apollonia. 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 Apollonia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apollonia. See our Newspapers Page for Apollonia.
Adding Apollonia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Apollonia 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 Apollonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Apollonia post office opened in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Apollonia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apollonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apollonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |