Welcome to Fellows ...
So far, we found very little information about Fellows. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fellows to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fellows, please Contact Us.
Fellows would have been located within present day Rock County<2>.
The location of Fellows has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fellows, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fellows is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fellows was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Fellows ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fellows - they are located in California, Ontario and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fellows.
Communities near Fellows ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fellows.
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Beloit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Stoughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - McFarland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Brodhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 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 Fellows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fellows.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fellows. 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 Fellows.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fellows. See our Newspapers Page for Fellows.
Adding Fellows to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fellows 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 Fellows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fellows post office opened in 1887.
We also found Fellows in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fellows.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.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 Fellows, 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 Rock, 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 Fellows - 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/ |