Welcome to Koshkonong ...

Koshkonong is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of Koshkonong extends into Rock County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Koshkonong, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Koshkonong is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Koshkonong ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Koshkonong - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Koshkonong ...

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

• Janesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Whitewater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
• Stoughton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Fort Atkinson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
• Jefferson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
• Lake Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
• Milton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
• Edgerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
• Evansville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Johnson Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
  • Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 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 Koshkonong. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Koshkonong.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koshkonong ...

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

Adding Koshkonong to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Koshkonong 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 Koshkonong was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Koshkonong post office opened in 1871.

We also found Koshkonong in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koshkonong.