Welcome to Shantytown ...
Shantytown is located in Marathon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shantytown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Shantytown is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shantytown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shantytown: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Shantytown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shantytown - they are located in Illinois and Missouri (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shantytown.
Communities near Shantytown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shantytown.
- Stevens Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Plover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Kronenwetter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Schofield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Whiting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 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 Shantytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shantytown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shantytown. 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 Shantytown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shantytown. See our Newspapers Page for Shantytown.
Adding Shantytown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shantytown 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 Shantytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Shantytown post office opened in 1888.
We also found Shantytown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shantytown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shantytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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 Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shantytown - 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 Shantytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Shantytown 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/ |