Welcome to New Fane ...
New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Fane, 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 Fane is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Fane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for New Fane: 262
Communities near New Fane ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Fane.
- Fond du Lac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Mayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Saukville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saukville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Kewaskum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewaskum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 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 Fane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Fane.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Fane. 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 Fane.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Fane. See our Newspapers Page for New Fane.
Adding New Fane to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Fane 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 New Fane was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Fane.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Fane - 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. |