Welcome to Tunnel City ...
Tunnel City is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunnel City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Tunnel City is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tunnel City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tunnel City: 608 & 353<3>
The ZIP code for Tunnel City: 54662<4>
Communities near Tunnel City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tunnel City.
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Camp Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Kendall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Warrens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 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 Tunnel City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunnel City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tunnel City. 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 Tunnel City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunnel City. See our Newspapers Page for Tunnel City.
Adding Tunnel City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tunnel City 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 Tunnel City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Tunnel City post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunnel City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tunnel City - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Tunnel City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Tunnel City 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 Tunnel City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tunnel City 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/ |