Welcome to Comfort ...
Comfort is located in Dunn County<1>.
Comfort is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Comfort lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Comfort: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Comfort ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Comfort - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Comfort.
Communities near Comfort ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Comfort.
- Menomonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Boyceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Elk Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Plum City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Knapp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 Comfort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Comfort.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Comfort. 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 Comfort.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Comfort. See our Newspapers Page for Comfort.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Comfort ...
Looking for more information about Comfort? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Comfort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Comfort.
Adding Comfort to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Comfort 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 Comfort was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Comfort.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Comfort - 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 Comfort area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Comfort 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. |