Welcome to Lake Wisconsin ...

Lake Wisconsin is primarily located in Columbia County<1>. A portion of Lake Wisconsin extends into Sauk County.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Wisconsin: Lk. Wisconsin

Lake Wisconsin is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lake Wisconsin ...

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

• Middleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Middleton is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
• Waunakee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waunakee is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
• Baraboo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Baraboo is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
• DeForest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Portage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Windsor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
• Prairie du Sac village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
• Cross Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
• Sauk City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
• Lodi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lodi is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 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 Lake Wisconsin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Wisconsin.

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

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