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Welcome to Wascott ...

Wascott is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wascott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Wascott is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wascott: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Wascott: 54890<4>

Communities near Wascott ...

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

  • Hayward
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Solon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Minong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Minong is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Sauntry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
  • Earl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Earl is located in Washburn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Moose Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
  • Bennett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bennett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Phipps
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Phipps is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Webb Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
  • Seeley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Seeley is located in Sawyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley

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

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

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

Adding Wascott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wascott post office opened in 1902. The Wascott post office closed in 1995.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wascott.

Footnotes ...

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