Welcome to Chicago Junction ...
Chicago Junction is located in Washburn County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Chicago Junction: Chicago Jct. (or less commonly used: Chicago Jctn.)
Chicago Junction is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Chicago Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chicago Junction: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Chicago Junction ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Chicago Junction - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2) and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chicago Junction.
Communities near Chicago Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chicago Junction.
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Shell Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Haugen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Bashaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Madge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Nobleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Hertel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Stone Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake 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 Chicago Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chicago Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chicago Junction. 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 Chicago Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chicago Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Chicago Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chicago Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.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 Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chicago Junction - 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 Chicago Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Chicago Junction 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. |