Welcome to Port Arthur ...
Port Arthur is located in Rusk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Arthur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
When the people of Port Arthur refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Port Arthurian<2>
A typical abbreviation for Port Arthur: Prt. Arthur
Port Arthur is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Port Arthur lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Port Arthur: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Port Arthur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Port Arthur - they are located in Nevada, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Arthur.
Communities near Port Arthur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Arthur.
- Ladysmith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cornell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Weyerhaeuser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Exeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Tony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Conrath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Glen Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(17 miles [27.4 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 Port Arthur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Arthur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Arthur. 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 Port Arthur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Arthur. See our Newspapers Page for Port Arthur.
Adding Port Arthur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Port Arthur post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Arthur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Arthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.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 Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Port Arthur refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Port Arthur may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Arthur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |