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Welcome to Elcho ...

Elcho is located in Langlade County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Elcho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Elcho is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Elcho: (715) and (534)<3>

The ZIP code for Elcho: 54428<4>

Communities Also Named Elcho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elcho - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Elcho ...

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

  • Rhinelander
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
    • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
  • Crandon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Post Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Jennings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Mole Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Monico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
    • Monico is located in Oneida County
  • Kempster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
  • Deerbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Dudley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Lincoln County
  • Gagen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
    • Gagen is located in Oneida 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 Elcho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elcho.

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

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

Adding Elcho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elcho 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 Elcho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elcho post office opened in 1887.

We also found Elcho in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elcho.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elcho. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.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 Langlade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elcho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Elcho). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elcho or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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