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Welcome to Como ...

Como is located in Walworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Como, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Como is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Como lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Como ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Como - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Como.

Communities near Como ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Como.

  • Whitewater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Fox Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
  • Delavan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mukwonago
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
  • Twin Lakes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Como. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Como.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Como. 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 Como.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Como. See our Newspapers Page for Como.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Como ...

Looking for more information about Como? 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 Como, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Como.

Adding Como to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Como 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 Como was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Como post office opened in 1894. The Como post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Como.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Walworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Como - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/