Welcome to Laona ...
Laona is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Laona is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Laona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Laona: (715) & (534)<3>
Communities Also Named Laona ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laona - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laona.
Communities near Laona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laona.
- Crandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Padus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Freeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Mole Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Hiles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Jennings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Post Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Fern ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Laona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laona. 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 Laona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laona. See our Newspapers Page for Laona.
Adding Laona to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laona 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 Laona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Laona post office opened in 1900.
We also found Laona on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laona.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |