Welcome to Preble ...
Preble is located in Brown County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Preble, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
Preble is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Preble lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Preble ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Preble - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New York and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Preble.
Communities near Preble ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Preble.
- De Pere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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 northwest) - Ashwaubenon
(5 miles [8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Suamico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hobart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Wrightstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Luxemburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Preble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Preble.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Preble. 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 Preble.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Preble. See our Newspapers Page for Preble.
Adding Preble to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Preble 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 Preble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Preble post office opened in 1861.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Preble.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Preble. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Preble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |