Welcome to Cable ...
Cable is located in Bayfield County<1>.
The location of Cable has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cable, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Cable is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Cable lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Cable: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Cable ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cable - they are located in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and Ohio (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cable.
Communities near Cable ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cable.
- Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Seeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Phipps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Sutherland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Little Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Chief Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Benoit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- New Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer 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 Cable. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cable.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cable. 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 Cable.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cable. See our Newspapers Page for Cable.
Adding Cable to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cable 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 Cable was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Cable post office opened in 1882.
We also found Cable in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cable.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cable. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
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 Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cable - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |