Welcome to Arbor Vitae ...

Arbor Vitae is located in Vilas County<1>.

The location of Arbor Vitae has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbor Vitae, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Arbor Vitae is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arbor Vitae lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Arbor Vitae: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Arbor Vitae ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arbor Vitae - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arbor Vitae.

Communities near Arbor Vitae ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arbor Vitae.

• Eagle River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
• Sayner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
  • Sayner is located in Vilas County
• Hazelhurst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Saint Germain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
  • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
  • Former names for Saint Germain:
  • Farmington
  • Lakewood
• Lac du Flambeau
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
• Harshaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
  • Harshaw is located in Oneida County
• Newbold
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
  • Newbold is located in Oneida County
• Manitowish Waters
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
• Sugar Camp
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
  • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
• Katinka Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas 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 Arbor Vitae. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arbor Vitae.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arbor Vitae. 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 Arbor Vitae.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbor Vitae. See our Newspapers Page for Arbor Vitae.

Adding Arbor Vitae to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arbor Vitae 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 Arbor Vitae was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arbor Vitae post office opened in 1893.

We also found Arbor Vitae on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arbor Vitae.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arbor Vitae. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vilas County: www.co.vilas.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/