Welcome to Eagleton ...
Eagleton is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Eagleton is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Eagleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Eagleton: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Eagleton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Eagleton - they are located in Arkansas, Montana, North Carolina and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagleton.
Communities near Eagleton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagleton.
- Eau Claire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Lake Hallie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Elk Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- New Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 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 Eagleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagleton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagleton. 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 Eagleton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagleton. See our Newspapers Page for Eagleton.
Adding Eagleton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eagleton 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 Eagleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Eagleton post office opened in 1877.
We also found Eagleton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagleton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagleton - 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 Eagleton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Eagleton 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/ |