Welcome to Elderon ...
The village of Elderon is located in Marathon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elderon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Elderon has a population of 214 people<2> (see below for details).
Elderon is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Elderon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elderon: 715 & 534<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elderon had an population of 214 people. This is an increase of 19.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.23% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Elderon had a population of 179 people. This makes Elderon the county's 56th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 179 people, the population of Elderon decreased 5.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 189 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Elderon.
Communities near Elderon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elderon.
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Kronenwetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Schofield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Wittenberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Birnamwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Tigerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 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 Elderon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elderon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elderon. 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 Elderon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elderon. See our Newspapers Page for Elderon.
Adding Elderon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elderon 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 Elderon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Elderon post office opened in 1888.
We also found Elderon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elderon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elderon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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 Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elderon. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elderon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Elderon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Elderon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |