Welcome to Trego ...
Trego is located in Washburn County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Trego, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Trego is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Trego lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Trego: 715 & 534<3>
The ZIP code for Trego: 54888<4>
Communities Also Named Trego ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Trego - they are located in California, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nevada and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trego.
Communities near Trego ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trego.
- Spooner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Hayward
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Shell Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Minong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Madge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Bashaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
- Stone Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Nobleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Webb Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Hertel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
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 Trego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trego.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trego. 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 Trego.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trego. See our Newspapers Page for Trego.
Adding Trego to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Trego 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 Trego was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Trego post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Trego.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trego - 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 Trego area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Trego area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 community (such as Trego). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trego or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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/ |