Welcome to Enterprise ...
Enterprise is located in Oneida County<1>.
The location of Enterprise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Enterprise, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Enterprise is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Enterprise lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Enterprise: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Enterprise ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 66 communities that are also named Enterprise - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (4), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (3) and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Enterprise.
Communities near Enterprise ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Enterprise.
- Rhinelander
(12 miles [19.3 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Elcho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Monico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Post Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Gagen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Mole Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Dudley is located in Lincoln 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 Enterprise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Enterprise.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Enterprise. 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 Enterprise.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise. See our Newspapers Page for Enterprise.
Adding Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Enterprise 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 Enterprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Enterprise post office opened in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Enterprise.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enterprise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/
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 Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enterprise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |