Laona, Wisconsin

About Laona

Laona is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Wisconsin.

Laona holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.95 square miles.

📰 Laona News Today

• BREAKING: Wisconsin DOJ, local law enforcement find human remains at Laona lakefront property wjfw.com · Jun 4
• Human remains found on Laona property during search WBAY · Jun 5
• Human remains found during property search in Laona WSAW · Jun 4
• Forest County sheriff investigating human remains found in Laona, Wisconsin WISN · Jun 6
• Marie Sadie Gilligan Obituary (2026) - Laona, WI - Weber-Hill & Packard Funeral Home - Crandon Legacy | Obituary · Sep 14

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What Makes Laona Unique

• The only place in America named Laona — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Laona

• Blackwell Job Corps Center Cafeteria
• Double Buck
• Silver Lake Inn
• T-Bobs

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Laona

• Peshtigo Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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🏫 Schools in Laona

• Laona High
• Robinson Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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