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Welcome to Tomahawk ...

The city of Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tomahawk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tomahawk has a population of 3,141 people<2> (see below for details).

Tomahawk is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Tomahawk: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Tomahawk: 54487<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tomahawk had an population of 3,141 people. This is a decrease of 7.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tomahawk had a population of 3,397 people (or 11.8% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Tomahawk the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Tomahawk represents 0.06% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 261st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,397 people, the population of Tomahawk decreased 9.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,770 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tomahawk.

Communities Also Named Tomahawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Tomahawk - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Tomahawk ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gototomahawk.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tomahawk, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tomahawk ...

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

  • Rhinelander
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Irma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harshaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jeffris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffris have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
    • Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
  • Dudley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gleason
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Newbold
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbold have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
    • Newbold is located in Oneida County
  • Merrill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 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 Tomahawk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tomahawk.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tomahawk. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tomahawk.

Adding Tomahawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tomahawk post office opened in 1887.

We also found Tomahawk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tomahawk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Lincoln, 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 Tomahawk.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tomahawk - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Tomahawk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Tomahawk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Tomahawk). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tomahawk or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/