Welcome to Disco ...

Disco is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

Disco is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Disco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Disco - they are located in Illinois, Michigan and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Disco ...

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

• Black River Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
• Whitehall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
• Blair
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
• Merrillan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
• Ettrick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Alma Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
• Melrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Melrose is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Taylor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Hixton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hixton is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
• Pigeon Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 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 Disco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Disco.

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

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

Adding Disco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Disco 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 Disco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Disco post office opened in 1892. The Disco post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Disco.