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Welcome to Jeffris ...

Jeffris is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeffris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Jeffris is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Jeffris ...

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

  • Rhinelander
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Tomahawk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Harrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Lincoln County
  • Dudley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
  • Elcho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
    • Elcho is located in Langlade County
  • Gleason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Gleason is located in Lincoln County
  • Monico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
    • Monico is located in Oneida County
  • Newbold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Harshaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
    • Harshaw is located in Oneida County
  • Jersey City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Lincoln 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 Jeffris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jeffris.

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

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

Adding Jeffris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jeffris post office opened in 1891.

We also found Jeffris in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeffris.

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Lincoln, 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 Jeffris - 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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