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Welcome to Medina ...

Medina is located in Outagamie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Medina is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Medina: 54944<3>

Communities Also Named Medina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Medina - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Medina ...

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

  • Appleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oshkosh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Neenah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Menasha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
    • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
  • Kaukauna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Chute
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • New London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Kimberly
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Medina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medina.

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

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

Adding Medina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medina 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 Medina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Medina post office opened in 1852.

We also found Medina in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medina.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.wi.us/

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 Outagamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Medina). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Medina or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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