Welcome to Attica ...
Attica is located in Green County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Attica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Attica is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Attica lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Attica: (608)
Communities Also Named Attica ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Attica - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Attica.
Communities near Attica ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Attica.
- Fitchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Stoughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Oregon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - McFarland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 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
- New Glarus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 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 Attica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Attica.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Attica. 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 Attica.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Attica. See our Newspapers Page for Attica.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attica ...
Looking for more information about Attica? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Attica, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Attica.
Adding Attica to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Attica 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 Attica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Attica post office opened in 1849.
We also found Attica in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Attica.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Attica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Green County: www.co.green.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 Green, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |