Welcome to Addison ...
Addison is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Addison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Addison is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Addison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Addison: 262
Communities Also Named Addison ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Addison - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Addison.
Communities near Addison ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Addison.
- West Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Slinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Kewaskum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Merton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Horicon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Addison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Addison.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Addison. 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 Addison.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Addison. See our Newspapers Page for Addison.
Adding Addison to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Addison 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 Addison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Addison post office opened in 1850.
We also found Addison in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Addison.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Addison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Addison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |