Welcome to Wuertsburg ...

Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wuertsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Wuertsburg is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wuertsburg: 715 & 534<3>

Communities near Wuertsburg ...

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

• Medford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Medford is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
• Abbotsford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
• Colby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Colby is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Stratford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Stratford is located in Marathon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Marathon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
• Edgar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Edgar is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
• Athens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Athens is located in Marathon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
• Dorchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Stetsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 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 Wuertsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wuertsburg.

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

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

Adding Wuertsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wuertsburg 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 Wuertsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wuertsburg post office opened in 1887. The Wuertsburg post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wuertsburg.