Welcome to Dudley ...
Dudley is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dudley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Dudley is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dudley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Dudley: (715) and (534)<3>
Communities Also Named Dudley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Dudley - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dudley.
Communities near Dudley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dudley.
- Merrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Tomahawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Kempster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Elcho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Deerbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Glandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jersey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Post Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
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 Dudley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dudley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dudley. 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 Dudley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dudley. See our Newspapers Page for Dudley.
Adding Dudley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dudley 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 Dudley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dudley post office opened in 1880.
We also found Dudley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dudley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dudley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dudley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <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/ |