Welcome to Dancy ...
Dancy is located in Marathon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dancy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Dancy is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dancy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dancy: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Dancy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dancy - they are located in Alabama and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dancy.
Communities near Dancy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dancy.
- Wausau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Stevens Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Kronenwetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Schofield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Whiting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Dancy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dancy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dancy. 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 Dancy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dancy. See our Newspapers Page for Dancy.
Adding Dancy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dancy 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 Dancy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Dancy post office opened in 1887.
We also found Dancy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dancy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dancy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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 Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dancy - 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 Dancy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Dancy 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |