Welcome to Petty Acres ...
Petty Acres is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Petty Acres has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Petty Acres is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Petty Acres lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Petty Acres lies within the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Petty Acres ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Petty Acres - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petty Acres.
Communities near Petty Acres ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petty Acres.
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Fort Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - McFarland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Monona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane 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 Petty Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petty Acres.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petty Acres. 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 Petty Acres.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petty Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Petty Acres.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
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 Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petty Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |