Welcome to Drywood ...
Drywood is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Drywood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Drywood is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Drywood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Drywood: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities near Drywood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drywood.
- Chippewa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Hallie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Thorp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Cadott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cornell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Gilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Eagleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa 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 Drywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drywood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drywood. 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 Drywood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drywood. See our Newspapers Page for Drywood.
Adding Drywood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Drywood 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 Drywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Drywood post office opened in 1875.
We also found Drywood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Drywood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.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 Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drywood - 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/ |