Welcome to Reeseville ...
The village of Reeseville is located in Dodge County<1>.
The location of Reeseville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Reeseville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Reeseville has a population of 678 people<3> (see below for details).
Reeseville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Reeseville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Reeseville: (920) and (274)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Reeseville had an population of 678 people. This is a decrease of 4.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.56% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Reeseville had a population of 708 people. This makes Reeseville the county's 34th most populous community.
The population of Reeseville represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1200th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 708 people, the population of Reeseville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 703 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Reeseville.
Communities Also Named Reeseville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reeseville - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeseville.
Communities near Reeseville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reeseville.
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Lake Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Horicon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Johnson Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Juneau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 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 Reeseville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reeseville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reeseville. 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 Reeseville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeseville. See our Newspapers Page for Reeseville.
Adding Reeseville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Reeseville 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 Reeseville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Reeseville post office opened in 1857.
We also found Reeseville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Reeseville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reeseville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Dodge, 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 Reeseville. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reeseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |