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Welcome to Sobieski ...

Sobieski is located in Oconto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sobieski, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Sobieski is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sobieski: 920 & 274<3>

The ZIP code for Sobieski: 54171<4>

Communities Also Named Sobieski ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sobieski - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sobieski ...

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

  • Green Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Bay is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
  • De Pere
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • De Pere is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
  • Howard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Howard is located in Brown County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
  • Ashwaubenon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
  • Allouez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Allouez is located in Brown County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
  • Suamico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Suamico is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
  • Hobart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hobart is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
  • Oconto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oconto is located in Oconto County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
  • Pulaski
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pulaski is located in Brown County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Seymour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 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 Sobieski. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sobieski.

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

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

Adding Sobieski to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sobieski post office opened in 1894. The Sobieski post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sobieski.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Oconto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sobieski - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Sobieski area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Sobieski 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 Sobieski). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sobieski 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/