Welcome to Nekoosa ...
The city of Nekoosa is located in Wood County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nekoosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Nekoosa has a population of 2,415 people<2> (see below for details).
Nekoosa is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Nekoosa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Nekoosa: 715 & 534<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nekoosa had an population of 2,415 people. This is a decrease of 6.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.76% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Nekoosa had a population of 2,580 people. This makes Nekoosa the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Nekoosa represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 343rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,580 people, the population of Nekoosa has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,590 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Nekoosa.
Communities near Nekoosa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nekoosa.
- Wisconsin Rapids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wisconsin Rapids
- From Nekoosa to Wisconsin Rapids
- Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Biron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Vesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vesper
- From Nekoosa to Vesper
- Rudolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Arpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - New Rome ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Rome
- From Nekoosa to New Rome
- Grand Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Rapids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Rapids
- From Nekoosa to Grand Rapids
- Lake Wazeecha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wazeecha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Eight Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eight Corners
- From Nekoosa to Eight Corners
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 Nekoosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nekoosa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nekoosa. 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 Nekoosa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nekoosa. See our Newspapers Page for Nekoosa.
Adding Nekoosa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nekoosa 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 Nekoosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Nekoosa post office opened in 1893.
We also found Nekoosa on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nekoosa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nekoosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Nekoosa. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nekoosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Nekoosa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Nekoosa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |