Welcome to Phlox ...
Phlox is located in Langlade County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Phlox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Phlox is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Phlox lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Phlox: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Phlox: 54464<4>
Communities Also Named Phlox ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Phlox - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phlox.
Communities near Phlox ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phlox.
- Antigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birnamwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- White Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Bowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Aniwa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Eland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Phlox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phlox.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phlox. 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 Phlox.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phlox. See our Newspapers Page for Phlox.
Adding Phlox to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Phlox 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 Phlox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Phlox post office opened in 1880. The Phlox post office closed in 1963.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Phlox.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Phlox - 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 Phlox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Phlox 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 Phlox). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Phlox 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/ |