Welcome to West De Pere ...
West De Pere is located in Brown County<1>.
The location of West De Pere has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West De Pere, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
A typical abbreviation for West De Pere: W. De Pere
West De Pere is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West De Pere lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near West De Pere ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West De Pere.
- Green Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kaukauna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Suamico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Little Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 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 West De Pere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West De Pere.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West De Pere. 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 West De Pere.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West De Pere. See our Newspapers Page for West De Pere.
Adding West De Pere to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West De Pere 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 West De Pere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the West De Pere post office opened in 1875.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West De Pere.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West De Pere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
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 Brown, 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 West De Pere - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |