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Welcome to Dedham ...

Dedham is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dedham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Dedham is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dedham: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Dedham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dedham - they are located in Iowa, Maine and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Dedham ...

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

  • Duluth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Superior
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cloquet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermantown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <4>
  • Proctor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
  • Hawthorne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Carlton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scanlon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scanlon is located in Carlton County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Superior Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Poplar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dedham ...

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

Adding Dedham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dedham 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 Dedham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dedham post office opened in 1892. The Dedham post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dedham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dedham - 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 Dedham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Dedham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/