Welcome to Chelsea ...
Chelsea is located in Taylor County<1>.
The location of Chelsea has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chelsea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Chelsea is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Chelsea lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Chelsea: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Chelsea ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Chelsea - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chelsea.
Communities near Chelsea ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chelsea.
- Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Dorchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Rib Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Prentice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Stetsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Kennan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Marathon 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 Chelsea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chelsea.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chelsea. 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 Chelsea.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelsea. See our Newspapers Page for Chelsea.
Adding Chelsea to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chelsea 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 Chelsea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Chelsea post office opened in 1875.
We also found Chelsea in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chelsea.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chelsea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/
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 Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chelsea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |