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Welcome to Marengo ...

Marengo is located in Ashland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marengo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Marengo is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Marengo, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Marengo: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Marengo: 54855<4>

Communities Also Named Marengo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Marengo - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Marengo ...

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

  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Washburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mellen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Mason
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • High Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • White River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tannery Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • White City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Benoit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Odanah
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Marengo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marengo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marengo ...

Looking for more information about Marengo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Marengo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marengo.

Adding Marengo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marengo 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 (so far) for Marengo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marengo post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marengo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marengo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Marengo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Marengo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Marengo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Marengo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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/