Welcome to Combined Locks ...
The village of Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Combined Locks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Combined Locks has a population of 3,594 people<2> (see below for details).
Combined Locks is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Combined Locks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Combined Locks had an population of 3,594 people. This is an increase of 7.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.39% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Combined Locks had a population of 3,328 people. This makes Combined Locks the county's 12th most populous community.
The population of Combined Locks represents 0.06% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 267th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,328 people, the population of Combined Locks increased 37.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,422 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Combined Locks.
Communities near Combined Locks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Combined Locks.
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Neenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- De Pere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Fox Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Hobart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Wrightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 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 Combined Locks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Combined Locks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Combined Locks. 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 Combined Locks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Combined Locks. See our Newspapers Page for Combined Locks.
Adding Combined Locks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Combined Locks 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 Combined Locks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Combined Locks post office opened in 1892.
We also found Combined Locks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Combined Locks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Combined Locks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.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 Outagamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Combined Locks. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Combined Locks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |