Welcome to Trade River ...

Trade River is located in Burnett County<1>.

The location of Trade River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trade River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Trade River: Trade Riv.

Trade River is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Trade River: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities near Trade River ...

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

• North Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <5>
• Lindstrom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindstrom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom
  • Lindstrom is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindstrom <5>
• Rush City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <5>
• Pine City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <5>
• Branch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
• Saint Croix Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
  • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
• Rock Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <5>
• Grantsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
  • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
• Harris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <5>
• Shafer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
  • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <5>

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 Trade River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trade River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trade River ...

Looking for more information about Trade River? 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 Trade River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trade River.

Adding Trade River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trade River 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 Trade River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trade River post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trade River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trade River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Burnett County: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/