Welcome to Ringle ...
Ringle is located in Marathon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ringle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Ringle is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ringle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ringle: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Ringle: 54471<4>
Communities near Ringle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ringle.
- Wausau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Kronenwetter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rothschild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Schofield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Wittenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birnamwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosholt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 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 Ringle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ringle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ringle. 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 Ringle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ringle. See our Newspapers Page for Ringle.
Adding Ringle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ringle 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 Ringle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ringle post office opened in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ringle.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ringle - 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 Ringle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Ringle 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 Ringle). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ringle 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/ |