Welcome to Drovers Woods ...
Drovers Woods is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Drovers Woods has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Drovers Woods is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Drovers Woods lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Drovers Woods is within the (608) area code.
Communities near Drovers Woods ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drovers Woods.
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Waunakee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Stoughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - DeForest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- McFarland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Monona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Drovers Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drovers Woods.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drovers Woods. 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 Drovers Woods.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drovers Woods. See our Newspapers Page for Drovers Woods.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drovers Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Dane, 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 Drovers Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |