Welcome to Ogema ...
Ogema is located in Price County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogema, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Ogema is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ogema lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ogema: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Ogema: 54459<4>
Communities Also Named Ogema ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ogema - they are located in Minnesota and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ogema.
Communities near Ogema ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ogema.
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Rib Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Prentice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Kennan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennan is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westboro is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Worcester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Interwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Interwald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interwald
- Hawkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 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 Ogema. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogema.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogema. 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 Ogema.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogema. See our Newspapers Page for Ogema.
Adding Ogema to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ogema 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 Ogema was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ogema post office opened in 1877.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogema.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Price, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ogema - 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 Ogema area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Ogema 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 Ogema). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ogema 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/ |