Welcome to Nowell ...
So far, we found very little information about Nowell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nowell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nowell, please Contact Us.
Nowell would have been located within present day Waupaca County<2>.
The location of Nowell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nowell is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Nowell was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Nowell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nowell.
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Clintonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Hortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Weyauwega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Manawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Shiocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Nowell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nowell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nowell. 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 Nowell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nowell. See our Newspapers Page for Nowell.
Adding Nowell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nowell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nowell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Nowell post office opened in 1889.
We also found Nowell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nowell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |