Welcome to Shanagolden ...
Shanagolden is located in Ashland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shanagolden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Shanagolden is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shanagolden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shanagolden: 715 & 534<3>
Communities near Shanagolden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shanagolden.
- Park Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Mellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Butternut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Tannery Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Fifield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- High Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
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 Shanagolden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shanagolden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shanagolden. 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 Shanagolden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shanagolden. See our Newspapers Page for Shanagolden.
Adding Shanagolden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shanagolden 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 Shanagolden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Shanagolden post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shanagolden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shanagolden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.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 Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shanagolden - 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 Shanagolden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Shanagolden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |