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Welcome to Kohler ...

Kohler is located in Ozaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kohler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Kohler is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kohler: 262

Communities Also Named Kohler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Kohler: This one is located in Ozaukee County and the other is located in Sheboygan County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 5 communities that are also named Kohler - they are located in Alabama, California, Kentucky and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kohler ...

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

  • West Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mequon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mequon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
    • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mequon
    • From Kohler to Mequon
  • Germantown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Germantown is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
  • Port Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grafton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Richfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Washington County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Richfield
    • From Kohler to Richfield
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sheboygan Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Kohler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kohler.

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

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

Adding Kohler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kohler 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 Kohler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Kohler post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kohler.

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

The official website for Ozaukee County: www.co.ozaukee.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 Ozaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kohler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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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