Welcome to Fence ...
Fence is located in Florence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Fence is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fence lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Fence, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Fence: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Fence ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fence - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fence.
Communities near Fence ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fence.
- Iron Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron Mountain <4>
- Kingsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <4>
- Fern ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dunbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Commonwealth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commonwealth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Florence County
- Spread Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spread Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
- Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
- Tipler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Stager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Fence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fence.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fence. 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 Fence.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fence. See our Newspapers Page for Fence.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fence ...
Looking for more information about Fence? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fence.
Adding Fence to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fence 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 Fence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fence post office opened in 1899.
We also found Fence in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fence.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Florence County: www.florencewisconsin.com/
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 Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fence - 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 Fence area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Fence area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |