Around Wausau ...
For comparison, Wausau has a population of 38,500 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Wausau, with the nearest first.
- Rib Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Schofield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Brokaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Rothschild
(5 miles [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
- Nutterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taegesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
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- Kronenwetter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marathon City
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Naugart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmerich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mosinee
(12 miles [19.3 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
For more communities neighboring Wausau, please visit our County-by-County Page for Wausau.
Marathon County ...
Wausau is located in Marathon County<2> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wausau ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wausau.
Airports Near Wausau ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Wausau and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Wausau.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Wisconsin:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wausau. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wausau), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |