Welcome to Tomah ...
The city of Tomah is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tomah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tomah has a population of 9,375 people<2> (see below for details).
Tomah is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Tomah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tomah: 608 & 353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tomah had an population of 9,375 people. This is an increase of 3.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.36% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Tomah had a population of 9,093 people (which is 20.29% of the total population of Monroe County). This makes Tomah the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Tomah represents 0.16% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 103rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,093 people, the population of Tomah increased 8.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,419 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Tomah.
Communities Also Named Tomah ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tomah - they are located in Colorado and Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tomah.
Websites for Tomah ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.tomahwisconsin.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tomah, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Tomah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tomah.
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- New Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Camp Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Warrens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Hustler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 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 Tomah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tomah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tomah. 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 Tomah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tomah. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tomah.
Adding Tomah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tomah 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 Tomah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Tomah post office opened in 1855.
We also found Tomah in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tomah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tomah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 Monroe, 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 Tomah. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tomah - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Tomah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Tomah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |