Welcome to North Star ...

North Star is located in Portage County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Star: N. Star

North Star is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Star: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named North Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named North Star: This one is located in Portage County and the other is located in Crawford County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 14 communities that are also named North Star - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near North Star ...

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

• Stevens Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Weston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Weston is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
• Plover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Kronenwetter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
• Mosinee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
• Whiting
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiting is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
• Iola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iola is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
• Amherst
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Amherst is located in Portage County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
• Wittenberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
• Tigerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 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 Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Star.

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

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