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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
  • West Bend is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Bend
  • From Kohler to West Bend
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Washington
  • From Kohler to Port Washington
• Cedarburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
  • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedarburg
  • From Kohler to Cedarburg
• Grafton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grafton
  • From Kohler to Grafton
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plymouth
  • From Kohler to Plymouth
• Sheboygan Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
  • Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheboygan Falls
  • From Kohler to Sheboygan Falls
• Jackson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackson
  • From Kohler to Jackson

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/