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Welcome to Fitzgerald ...

Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitzgerald, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fitzgerald is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fitzgerald lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fitzgerald: 920 & 274<3>

Communities Also Named Fitzgerald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fitzgerald - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fitzgerald.

Communities near Fitzgerald ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fitzgerald.

  • Oshkosh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fond du Lac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Neenah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Crossing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Menasha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
    • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
  • Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • North Fond du Lac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
    • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
  • Omro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Fitzgerald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fitzgerald.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fitzgerald. 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 Fitzgerald.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitzgerald. See our Newspapers Page for Fitzgerald.

Adding Fitzgerald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Fitzgerald in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitzgerald.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fitzgerald - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Fitzgerald area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Fitzgerald area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.