Welcome to Markesan ...
The city of Markesan is located in Green Lake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Markesan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Markesan has a population of 1,397 people<2> (see below for details).
Markesan is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Markesan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Markesan: 920 & 274<4>
The ZIP code for Markesan: 53946<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Markesan had an population of 1,397 people. This is a decrease of 5.35% since the 2010 Census.
At the time of the 2010 Census, Markesan had a population of 1,476 people (or 7.76% of the total population of Green Lake County). This makes Markesan the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Markesan represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 593rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,476 people, the population of Markesan increased 5.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,396 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Markesan.
Communities near Markesan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Markesan.
- Beaver Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Waupun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Ripon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Pardeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Montello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Fox Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Rosendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 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 Markesan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Markesan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Markesan. 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 Markesan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Markesan. See our Newspapers Page for Markesan.
Adding Markesan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Markesan 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 (so far) for Markesan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Markesan post office opened in 1849.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Markesan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Green Lake, 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 Markesan. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Markesan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Markesan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Markesan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Markesan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Markesan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |