Welcome to Symco ...
Symco is located in Waupaca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Symco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.
Symco is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Symco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Symco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Symco.
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Hortonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Weyauwega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Manawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Shiocton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Symco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Symco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Symco. 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 Symco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Symco. See our Newspapers Page for Symco.
Adding Symco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Symco 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 Symco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
X2X - From that list, the Symco post office opened in 1865.
We also found Symco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Symco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Symco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
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 Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Symco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |