Welcome to Zachow ...
Zachow is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Zachow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Zachow is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Zachow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Zachow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zachow.
- Howard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Suamico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Hobart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Shawano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Oconto Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonduel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Gillett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 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 Zachow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zachow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zachow. 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 Zachow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zachow. See our Newspapers Page for Zachow.
Adding Zachow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Zachow 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 Zachow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Zachow post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Zachow.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zachow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |