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Welcome to North Cape ...

North Cape is located in Racine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Cape, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for North Cape: N. Cape

North Cape is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Cape: 262

Communities near North Cape ...

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

  • Milwaukee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Kenosha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Racine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Racine is located in Racine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Waukesha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Brookfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Oak Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 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 North Cape. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Cape.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Cape ...

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

Adding North Cape to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Cape 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 North Cape was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the North Cape post office opened in 1858. The North Cape post office closed in 1917.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Racine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Cape - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/