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Welcome to Springbrook ...

Springbrook is located in Washburn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springbrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Springbrook is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Springbrook: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Springbrook: 54875<4>

Communities Also Named Springbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Springbrook - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Springbrook ...

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

  • Spooner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Spooner is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Hayward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Shell Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Minong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Earl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Stone Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
  • Madge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Madge is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
  • Little Round Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
  • Phipps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Reserve
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve

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 Springbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springbrook.

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

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

Adding Springbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Springbrook post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springbrook - 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 Springbrook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Springbrook 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 Springbrook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Springbrook 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/