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Welcome to North Bend ...

North Bend is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for North Bend: N. Bend

North Bend is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named North Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named North Bend - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near North Bend ...

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

  • Onalaska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,108 people
  • Holmen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • Sparta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • West Salem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Black River Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Trempealeau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
    • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Galesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bangor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
  • Blair
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Rockland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 North Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bend ...

Looking for more information about North Bend? 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 North Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Bend.

Adding North Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Bend 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 North Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Bend post office opened in 1856.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bend.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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