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Welcome to Dairyland ...

Dairyland is located in Douglas County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dairyland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Dairyland is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Dairyland: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Dairyland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dairyland - they are located in California (2), New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Dairyland ...

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

  • Solon Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
    • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Minong
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Moose Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
    • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
  • Kingsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Cloverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
    • Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Webb Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
    • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
  • Duxbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Duxbury is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Sauntry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
  • Holyoke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
  • Bennett
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Bennett is located in Douglas 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 Dairyland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dairyland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dairyland ...

Looking for more information about Dairyland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dairyland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dairyland.

Adding Dairyland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dairyland post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dairyland.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.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 Douglas, 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 Dairyland - 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/









 

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