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>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Nekoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Necedah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Biron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Arpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - New Miner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- City Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for City Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- City Point is located in Jackson County
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 for Babcock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Babcock post office opened in 1890.
We also found Babcock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Babcock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Babcock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |