Welcome to Little Black ...
Little Black is located in Taylor County<1>.
The location of Little Black has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Black, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Little Black is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Black lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Little Black: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities near Little Black ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Black.
- Abbotsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Owen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Rib Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Withee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Curtiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Lublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Little Black. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Black.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Black. 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 Little Black.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Black. See our Newspapers Page for Little Black.
Adding Little Black to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Black 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 Little Black was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Little Black post office opened in 1888.
We also found Little Black in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Black.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Black. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.com/
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 Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Black - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |