Welcome to Wausau Junction ...

Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County<1>.

The pronunciation of Wausau Junction: WA-SAW<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wausau Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Wausau Junction: Wausau Jct. (or less commonly used: Wausau Jctn.)

Wausau Junction is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Wausau Junction: 715 & 534<4>

Communities near Wausau Junction ...

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

• Weston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weston is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
• Merrill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Merrill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
• Kronenwetter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
• Rothschild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
• Mosinee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
• Marathon City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Edgar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Birnamwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
• Hatley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hatley is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Brokaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
  • Estimated population in 2018: 245 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 Wausau Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wausau Junction.

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

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

Adding Wausau Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wausau Junction.