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Welcome to Crandon ...

The city of Crandon is located in Forest County<1> and is the County Seat for Forest County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Crandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crandon has a population of 1,806 people<2> (see below for details).

Crandon is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Crandon: (715) & (534)<4>

The ZIP code for Crandon: 54520<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crandon had an population of 1,806 people. This is a decrease of 5.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crandon had a population of 1,920 people (or 20.64% of the total population of Forest County). This makes Crandon the county's most populous community.

The population of Crandon represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 464th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,920 people, the population of Crandon decreased 2.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,961 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crandon.

Communities Also Named Crandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crandon - they are located in Maryland, South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crandon.

Communities near Crandon ...

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

  • Mole Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Atkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Forest County
  • Hiles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
    • Hiles is located in Forest County
  • Jennings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Laona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
    • Laona is located in Forest County
  • Gagen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
    • Gagen is located in Oneida County
  • Monico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
    • Monico is located in Oneida County
  • Padus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
    • Padus is located in Forest County
  • Post Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Freeman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Langlade 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 Crandon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crandon.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crandon. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crandon.

Adding Crandon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crandon 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 Crandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Crandon post office opened in 1881.

We also found Crandon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crandon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crandon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Forest, 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 Crandon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crandon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Crandon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crandon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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