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Welcome to Tamarack ...

Tamarack is located in Trempealeau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamarack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Tamarack is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tamarack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Tamarack - they are located in British Columbia, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Tamarack ...

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

  • Winona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
  • Holmen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • Goodview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Arcadia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Trempealeau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Galesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Whitehall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Blair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Fountain City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 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 Tamarack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamarack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamarack ...

Looking for more information about Tamarack? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tamarack, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tamarack.

Adding Tamarack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tamarack 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 Tamarack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tamarack post office opened in 1871. The Tamarack post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamarack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Trempealeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tamarack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/