Welcome to Ring ...
Ring is located in Winnebago County<1>.
The location of Ring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Ring is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Ring: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Ring ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ring - it's located in Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ring.
Communities near Ring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ring.
- Oshkosh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fond du Lac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Waupun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Ripon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - North Fond du Lac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Omro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Winneconne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Oakfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Rosendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Ring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ring. 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 Ring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ring. See our Newspapers Page for Ring.
Adding Ring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ring 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 Ring was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Ring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ring.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.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 Winnebago, 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 Ring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |