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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Frederic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Luck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Balsam Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Centuria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Milltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Siren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Atlas is located in Polk County
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 for West Sweden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the West Sweden post office opened in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sweden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Sweden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.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 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |