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Welcome to Lind ...

Lind is located in Waupaca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lind, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

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

Communities Also Named Lind ...

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

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 3 communities that are also named Lind - they are located in Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Lind ...

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

  • New London
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Waupaca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
  • Wautoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Redgranite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Weyauwega
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Manawa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Iola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Iola is located in Waupaca County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Amherst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Lind to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Lind was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Lind post office opened in 1850. The Lind post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lind.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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/