Welcome to Pilsen ...
Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilsen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Pilsen is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pilsen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Pilsen: (920) and (274)<3>
Communities Also Named Pilsen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pilsen - they are located in Illinois and Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilsen.
Communities near Pilsen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pilsen.
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- De Pere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Ashwaubenon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Suamico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Algoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Kewaunee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Luxemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Pilsen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilsen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pilsen. 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 Pilsen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilsen. See our Newspapers Page for Pilsen.
Adding Pilsen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pilsen 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 Pilsen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pilsen post office opened in 1881.
We also found Pilsen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilsen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pilsen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kewaunee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilsen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |