Welcome to Oneida ...

Oneida is primarily located in Brown County<1>. A portion of Oneida extends into Outagamie County.

The location of Oneida has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oneida, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Oneida is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Oneida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Oneida - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Oneida ...

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

• Green Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  • Green Bay is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
• Appleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
  • Former name for Appleton:
  • Appleton Junction
• De Pere
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
  • De Pere is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
• Howard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
• Ashwaubenon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
  • Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
• Kaukauna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
  • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
• Bellevue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
• Allouez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
  • Allouez is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
• Suamico
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  • Suamico is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
• Little Chute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
  • Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 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 Oneida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oneida.

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

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

Adding Oneida to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oneida post office opened in 1850.

We also found Oneida in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oneida.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oneida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/