Welcome to Jump River ...
Jump River is located in Taylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jump River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Jump River: Jump Riv.
Jump River is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Jump River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Jump River: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Jump River: 54434<4>
Communities near Jump River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jump River.
- Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hawkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Sheldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Kennan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Tony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Conrath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 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 Jump River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jump River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jump River. 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 Jump River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jump River. See our Newspapers Page for Jump River.
Adding Jump River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jump River 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 (so far) for Jump River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Jump River post office opened in 1909. The Jump River post office closed in 1957.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jump River.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jump River - 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 Jump River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Jump River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 Jump River). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jump River or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |