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Welcome to Footville ...

The village of Footville is located in Rock County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Footville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Footville has a population of 830 people<2> (see below for details).

Footville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Footville had an population of 830 people. This is an increase of 2.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Footville had a population of 808 people. This makes Footville the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Footville represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1081st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 808 people, the population of Footville increased 2.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 788 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Footville.

Communities Also Named Footville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Footville - they are located in North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Footville ...

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

  • Janesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Janesville is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
  • Beloit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Beloit is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Stoughton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Stoughton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
  • Oregon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • South Beloit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
    • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <5>
  • Rockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Rockton is located in Winnebago County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <5>
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
  • Edgerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Edgerton is located in Rock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
  • Evansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Brodhead is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 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 Footville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Footville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Footville ...

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

Adding Footville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Footville 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 Footville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Footville post office opened in 1855.

We also found Footville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Footville.

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

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.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 Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Footville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Footville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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