Welcome to Cicero ...
Cicero is located in Outagamie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cicero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Cicero is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cicero lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Cicero ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cicero - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Ohio and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cicero.
Communities near Cicero ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cicero.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- De Pere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Ashwaubenon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Allouez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Suamico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Hobart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Shawano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Clintonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
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 Cicero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cicero.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cicero. 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 Cicero.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cicero. See our Newspapers Page for Cicero.
Adding Cicero to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cicero 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 Cicero was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Cicero post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cicero.
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Outagamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cicero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |