Welcome to Sextonville ...
Sextonville is located in Richland County<1>.
The location of Sextonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sextonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Sextonville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sextonville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Sextonville: (608)
Communities near Sextonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sextonville.
- Richland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Spring Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Muscoda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lone Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Blue River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Cazenovia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Loganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 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 Sextonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sextonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sextonville. 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 Sextonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sextonville. See our Newspapers Page for Sextonville.
Adding Sextonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sextonville 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 Sextonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Sextonville post office opened in 1849.
We also found Sextonville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sextonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sextonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.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 Richland, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sextonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |