Welcome to Lookout ...
Lookout is located in Buffalo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Lookout is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lookout lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Lookout ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Lookout - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Idaho (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lookout.
Communities near Lookout ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lookout.
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Mondovi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Osseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Strum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Eleva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Pigeon Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gilmanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
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 Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lookout.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lookout. 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 Lookout.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lookout. See our Newspapers Page for Lookout.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lookout ...
Looking for more information about Lookout? 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 Lookout, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lookout.
Adding Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lookout 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 Lookout was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Lookout post office opened in 1882.
We also found Lookout in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lookout.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lookout. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalocounty.com/
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 Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lookout - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |