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Welcome to Wabeno ...

Wabeno is located in Forest County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wabeno, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Wabeno is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wabeno: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Wabeno: 54566<4>

Communities near Wabeno ...

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

  • Crandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • White Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • White Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Laona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Laona is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
  • Townsend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsend is located in Oconto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Freeman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Lily
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lily is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Mole Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
  • Langlade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Langlade is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
  • Jennings
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings

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

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

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

Adding Wabeno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wabeno post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabeno.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wabeno - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Wabeno area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Wabeno 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 Wabeno). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wabeno 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/