Welcome to Meteor ...
Meteor is located in Sawyer County<1>.
The location of Meteor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Meteor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Meteor is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Meteor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Meteor: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Meteor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Meteor - they are located in Idaho, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meteor.
Communities near Meteor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Meteor.
- Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Birchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Winter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Radisson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Weyerhaeuser
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Exeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Couderay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Reserve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Apollonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
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 Meteor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meteor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meteor. 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 Meteor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meteor. See our Newspapers Page for Meteor.
Adding Meteor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Meteor in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Meteor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Meteor post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Meteor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meteor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
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 Sawyer, 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 Meteor - 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/ |