Welcome to Pella ...
Pella is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
Pella is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pella lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The ZIP code for Pella: 54929<3>
Communities Also Named Pella ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pella - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pella.
Communities near Pella ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pella.
- Shawano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Bonduel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wittenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tigerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cecil
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Embarrass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 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 Pella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pella.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pella. 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 Pella.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pella. See our Newspapers Page for Pella.
Adding Pella to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pella 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 Pella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Pella post office opened in 1866. The Pella post office closed in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pella.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Pella). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pella or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | 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/ |