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Welcome to Urne ...

Urne is located in Buffalo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Urne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Urne is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Urne ...

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

  • Lake City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mondovi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Wabasha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <3>
  • Durand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Durand is located in Pepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Buffalo City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Pepin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pepin is located in Pepin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Alma is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Plum City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plum City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Kellogg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urne ...

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

Adding Urne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Urne 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 Urne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Urne post office opened in 1883. The Urne post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Urne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/