Welcome to Fontana ...

Fontana is located in Walworth County<1>.

The location of Fontana has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fontana, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Fontana is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fontana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fontana - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fontana ...

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

• Woodstock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Burlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
• Elkhorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Delavan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• Twin Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
• Spring Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Poplar Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <4>
• East Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
  • East Troy is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 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 Fontana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fontana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fontana ...

Looking for more information about Fontana? 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 Fontana, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fontana.

Adding Fontana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fontana 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 Fontana was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fontana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fontana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/