Welcome to Solon Springs ...
The village of Solon Springs is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Solon Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
A typical abbreviation for Solon Springs: Solon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Solon Spngs. or Solon Sprngs.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Solon Springs has a population of 598 people<2> (see below for details).
Solon Springs is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Solon Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Solon Springs: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Solon Springs: 54873<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Solon Springs had an population of 598 people. This is a decrease of 0.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.82% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Solon Springs had a population of 600 people. This makes Solon Springs the county's 17th most populous community.
The population of Solon Springs represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1322nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 600 people, the population of Solon Springs increased 4.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 576 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Solon Springs.
Communities near Solon Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Solon Springs.
- Hawthorne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Minong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Bennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Moose Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- South Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Dedham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Cloverland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Saunders
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
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 Solon Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solon Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Solon Springs. 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 Solon Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Solon Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Solon Springs.
Adding Solon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Solon Springs 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 Solon Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Solon Springs post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Solon Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Solon Springs. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Solon Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Solon Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Solon Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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 village (such as Solon Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Solon Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | 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/ |