Welcome to West Sweden ...
West Sweden is located in Polk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sweden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for West Sweden: W. Sweden
West Sweden is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Sweden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Sweden: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named West Sweden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Sweden - they are located in New York and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Sweden.
Communities near West Sweden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Sweden.
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Frederic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Luck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Balsam Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Centuria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Milltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Siren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
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 Sweden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sweden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Sweden. 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 Sweden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sweden. See our Newspapers Page for West Sweden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sweden ...
Looking for more information about West Sweden? 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 West Sweden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Sweden.
Adding West Sweden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Sweden 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 West Sweden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the West Sweden post office opened in 1873. The West Sweden post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sweden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Sweden - 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 West Sweden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the West Sweden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |