Welcome to Veedum ...

Veedum is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veedum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Veedum is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Veedum: 715 & 534<3>

Communities near Veedum ...

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

• Marshfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marshfield is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
• Wisconsin Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• Nekoosa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
• Port Edwards
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Pittsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsville is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Hewitt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hewitt is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Auburndale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburndale is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
• Vesper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vesper is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Rudolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
• Granton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Granton is located in Clark County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 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 Veedum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veedum.

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

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

Adding Veedum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veedum.