Welcome to Solon Springs ...
The village of Solon Springs is located in Douglas County<1>.
The location of Solon Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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<3> (see below for details).
Solon Springs is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Solon Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Solon Springs: (715) and (534)<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 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 (with 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Minong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Bennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Moose Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- South Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Cloverland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Saunders
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Saunders is located in Douglas County
- Kingsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
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 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.
We also found Solon Springs on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Solon Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Solon Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywi.org/
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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Solon Springs. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Solon Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |