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Welcome to New Diggings ...

New Diggings is located in Lafayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Diggings, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Diggings is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Diggings: 608 & 353<3>

Communities near New Diggings ...

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

  • Dubuque
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Platteville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Platteville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
  • Galena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
  • Cuba City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba City is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • East Dubuque
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Warren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Shullsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 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 New Diggings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Diggings.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Diggings ...

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

Adding New Diggings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Diggings 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 New Diggings was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Diggings.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Diggings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the New Diggings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the New Diggings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.