Welcome to Bavaria ...
Bavaria is located in Langlade County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bavaria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
When the people of Bavaria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bavarian<2>
Bavaria is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bavaria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bavaria: 715 & 534<4>
Communities Also Named Bavaria ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bavaria - they are located in Kansas and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bavaria.
Communities near Bavaria ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bavaria.
- Merrill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Antigo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Lincoln County
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- Gleason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
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- Kempster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
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- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
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- Deerbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
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- Elcho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
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- Neva Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
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- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
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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 Bavaria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bavaria.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bavaria. 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 Bavaria.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bavaria. See our Newspapers Page for Bavaria.
Adding Bavaria to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bavaria 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 Bavaria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bavaria post office opened in 1905. The Bavaria post office closed in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bavaria.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, 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 Bavaria 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 Bavaria may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bavaria - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Bavaria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Bavaria area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |