Welcome to Truax ...

Truax is located in Eau Claire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Truax, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Truax is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Truax: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Truax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Truax - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Truax ...

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

• Eau Claire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
• Menomonie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
• Chippewa Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
• Altoona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
• Lake Hallie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
• Bloomer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
• Fall Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• Colfax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax is located in Dunn County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Elk Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
• Eleva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 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 Truax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Truax.

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

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

Adding Truax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Truax 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 Truax was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truax.