Welcome to Spooner ...
The city of Spooner is located in Washburn County<1>.
The location of Spooner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spooner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Spooner has a population of 2,577 people<3> (see below for details).
Spooner is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Spooner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Spooner: (715) & (534)<5>
Websites for Spooner ...
Official Website: https://cityofspoonerwi.gov/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spooner had an population of 2,577 people. This is a decrease of 3.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.86% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Spooner had a population of 2,682 people (which is 16.86% of the total population of Washburn County). This makes Spooner the county's most populous community.
The population of Spooner represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 333rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,682 people, the population of Spooner increased 1.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,653 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Spooner.
Communities Also Named Spooner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Spooner - they are located in Georgia (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spooner.
Communities near Spooner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spooner.
- Shell Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Minong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Haugen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Bashaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Madge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Hertel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Nobleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Stone Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Webb Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett 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 Spooner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spooner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spooner. 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 Spooner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spooner. See our Newspapers Page for Spooner.
Adding Spooner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spooner 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 Spooner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Spooner post office opened in 1883.
We also found Spooner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spooner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Spooner: https://cityofspoonerwi.gov/
The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.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 Washburn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Spooner. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spooner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |