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Welcome to Milwaukee ...

Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milwaukee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

When the people of Milwaukee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Milwaukeean<2>

Milwaukee is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Milwaukee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Milwaukee: 570 & 272<4>

Communities Also Named Milwaukee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Milwaukee - they are located in Kansas (3), North Carolina and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milwaukee.

Communities near Milwaukee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Milwaukee.

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 Milwaukee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milwaukee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milwaukee. 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 Milwaukee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milwaukee. See our Newspapers Page for Milwaukee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milwaukee ...

Looking for more information about Milwaukee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Milwaukee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milwaukee.

Adding Milwaukee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milwaukee 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 (so far) for Milwaukee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Milwaukee post office opened in 1862. The Milwaukee post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milwaukee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milwaukee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Milwaukee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Milwaukee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/