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Welcome to Truesdell ...

Truesdell is located in Kenosha County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Truesdell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Truesdell is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Truesdell is within the (262) area code.

Communities Also Named Truesdell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Truesdell - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Truesdell ...

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

  • Kenosha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Waukegan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Racine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Racine is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Gurnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <4>
  • North Chicago
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Round Lake Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
    • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
  • Caledonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
  • Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <4>
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 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 Truesdell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Truesdell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truesdell ...

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

Adding Truesdell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Truesdell 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 Truesdell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Truesdell post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truesdell.

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

The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.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 Kenosha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Truesdell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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