Welcome to Wabeno ...
Wabeno is located in Forest County<1>.
The location of Wabeno has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Wabeno lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Wabeno: (715) and (534)<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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- White Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Laona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Mole Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jennings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Post Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 for Wabeno was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wabeno post office opened in 1897.
We also found Wabeno on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wabeno.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wabeno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Forest, 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 Wabeno - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |