Welcome to Lark ...
Lark is located in Brown County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lark, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Lark is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lark lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Lark ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lark - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lark.
Communities near Lark ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lark.
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- De Pere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Ashwaubenon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Kaukauna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Little Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Hobart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
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 Lark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lark.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lark. 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 Lark.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lark. See our Newspapers Page for Lark.
Adding Lark to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lark 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 Lark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Lark post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lark.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.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 Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lark - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |