Welcome to Dell Prairie ...
So far, we found very little information about Dell Prairie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dell Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dell Prairie, please Contact Us.
Dell Prairie would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
The location of Dell Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dell Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
A typical abbreviation for Dell Prairie: Dell Pr.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dell Prairie is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Dell Prairie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Dell Prairie would have been located in the (608) area code.
Communities near Dell Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dell Prairie.
- Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Reedsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Wisconsin Dells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- West Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - North Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lyndon Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 Dell Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dell Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dell Prairie. 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 Dell Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dell Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Dell Prairie.
Adding Dell Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dell Prairie in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dell Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Dell Prairie post office opened in 1852.
We also found Dell Prairie in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dell Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.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 Dell Prairie, 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 Adams, 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 Dell Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |