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Welcome to Wagner ...

Wagner is located in Marinette County<1>.

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

Wagner is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wagner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wagner - they are located in Alberta, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wagner.

Communities near Wagner ...

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

  • Marinette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Menominee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <3>
  • Peshtigo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Crivitz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Stephenson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wausaukee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Daggett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carbondale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carbondale is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Koss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Koss is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagner ...

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

Adding Wagner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wagner post office opened in 1897. The Wagner post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marinette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagner - 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/