Welcome to Athelstane ...

Athelstane is located in Marinette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athelstane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Athelstane is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Athelstane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Athelstane: 54104<3>

Communities Also Named Athelstane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Athelstane - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Athelstane ...

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

• Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Marinette County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lake
• Crivitz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
  • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Crivitz
• Wausaukee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
  • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wausaukee
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Cedarville
• Sweetheart City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
  • Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Sweetheart City
• Pembine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
  • Pembine is located in Marinette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Pembine
• Longrie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
  • Longrie is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Longrie
• Kells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
  • Kells is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kells
• Koss
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
  • Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Koss
• Banat
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banat
  • Banat is located in Menominee County (MI)
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Banat

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athelstane ...

Looking for more information about Athelstane? 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 Athelstane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Athelstane.

Adding Athelstane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Athelstane 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 Athelstane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Athelstane post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athelstane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athelstane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/