Welcome to Mikana ...
Mikana is located in Barron County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mikana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Mikana is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mikana lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mikana: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Mikana: 54857<4>
Communities near Mikana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mikana.
- Rice Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Barron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Chetek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Shell Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Haugen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Exeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
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 Mikana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mikana.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mikana. 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 Mikana.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mikana. See our Newspapers Page for Mikana.
Adding Mikana to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mikana 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 Mikana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mikana post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mikana.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Barron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mikana - 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 Mikana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Mikana 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 Mikana). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mikana 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/ |