Welcome to Torun ...
Torun is located in Portage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Torun, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Torun is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Torun lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Torun: 715 & 534<3>
Communities near Torun ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Torun.
- Stevens Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stevens Point
- From Torun to Stevens Point
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Plover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Kronenwetter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kronenwetter
- From Torun to Kronenwetter
- Rothschild
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Mosinee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Amherst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amherst
- From Torun to Amherst
- Biron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Park Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 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 Torun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Torun.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Torun. 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 Torun.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Torun. See our Newspapers Page for Torun.
Adding Torun to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Torun 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 Torun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Torun post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Torun.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Torun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.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 Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Torun - 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 Torun area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Torun area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |