Welcome to Banner ...
Banner is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Banner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
Banner is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Banner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Banner: (920) and (274)<3>
Communities Also Named Banner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Banner - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banner.
Communities near Banner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banner.
- Fond du Lac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- North Fond du Lac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Kewaskum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Kiel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Howards Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- New Holstein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Lomira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Banner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banner. 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 Banner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banner. See our Newspapers Page for Banner.
Adding Banner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Banner 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 Banner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Banner post office opened in 1867.
We also found Banner in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Banner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/
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 Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <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/ |