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Welcome to Sarona ...

Sarona is located in Washburn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sarona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Sarona is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sarona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sarona: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Sarona: 54870<4>

Communities near Sarona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sarona.

  • Rice Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
  • Spooner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spooner is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Cumberland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Shell Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Birchwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Haugen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Haugen is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Madge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Madge is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
  • Nobleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nobleton is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
  • Bashaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bashaw is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
  • Earl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl

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 Sarona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sarona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sarona. 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 Sarona.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarona. See our Newspapers Page for Sarona.

Adding Sarona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sarona 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 Sarona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sarona post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sarona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sarona - 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 Sarona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Sarona 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 Sarona). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sarona 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/