Welcome to Token Creek ...
Token Creek is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Token Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Token Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
A typical abbreviation for Token Creek: Token Crk. (or less commonly used: Token Ck. or Token Cr.)
Token Creek is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Token Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Token Creek: (608)
Communities near Token Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Token Creek.
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Waunakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - DeForest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - McFarland
(12 miles [19.3 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 Token Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Token Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Token Creek. 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 Token Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Token Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Token Creek.
Adding Token Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Token Creek 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 Token Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Token Creek post office opened in 1869.
We also found Token Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Token Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Token Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Dane, 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 Token Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |