Welcome to Tilden ...
Tilden is located in Chippewa County<1>.
The location of Tilden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tilden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Tilden is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Tilden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Tilden: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Tilden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Tilden - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tilden.
Communities near Tilden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tilden.
- Eau Claire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Chippewa Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lake Hallie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Fall Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Elk Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Tilden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tilden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tilden. 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 Tilden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilden. See our Newspapers Page for Tilden.
Adding Tilden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tilden 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 Tilden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Tilden post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tilden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tilden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.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 Chippewa, 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 Tilden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |