Welcome to Strickland ...
Strickland is located in Rusk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Strickland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Strickland is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Strickland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Strickland: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities Also Named Strickland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Strickland - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ontario and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strickland.
Communities near Strickland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strickland.
- Rice Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Barron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Chetek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - New Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Birchwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Haugen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Weyerhaeuser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
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 Strickland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strickland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strickland. 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 Strickland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strickland. See our Newspapers Page for Strickland.
Adding Strickland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Strickland 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 Strickland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Strickland post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Strickland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strickland. 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strickland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |