Welcome to Catfish ...
So far, we found very little information about Catfish. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Catfish to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Catfish, please Contact Us.
Catfish would have been located within present day Dane County<2>.
The location of Catfish has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Catfish is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Catfish was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Catfish would have been located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Catfish ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Catfish - they are located in Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Catfish.
Communities near Catfish ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Catfish.
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Waunakee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - McFarland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Catfish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catfish.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Catfish. 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 Catfish.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Catfish. See our Newspapers Page for Catfish.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Catfish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catfish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |