Welcome to Snell ...

Snell is located in Marathon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Snell is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Snell: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Snell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Snell - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snell.

Communities near Snell ...

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

• Wausau
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wausau is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
• Antigo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Antigo is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
• Schofield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Schofield is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
• Wittenberg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
• Birnamwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
• Hatley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hatley is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Mattoon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
• Aniwa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• Brokaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
  • Estimated population in 2018: 245 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 Snell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snell.

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

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

Adding Snell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snell 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 Snell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Snell post office opened in 1904. The Snell post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snell.