Welcome to Babcock ...
Babcock is located in Wood County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Babcock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Babcock is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Babcock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Babcock: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Babcock: 54413<4>
Communities Also Named Babcock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Babcock - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Manitoba, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Babcock.
Communities near Babcock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Babcock.
- Wisconsin Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Nekoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Necedah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Biron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Biron is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Arpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- New Miner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- City Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
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 Babcock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Babcock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Babcock. 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 Babcock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Babcock. See our Newspapers Page for Babcock.
Adding Babcock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Babcock 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 Babcock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Babcock post office opened in 1890.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Babcock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Babcock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Babcock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Babcock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Babcock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Babcock or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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/ |