Welcome to Pewaukee ...

The Town of Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pewaukee, 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.

Pewaukee is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pewaukee ...

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

• Waukesha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
• Wauwatosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Brookfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Muskego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
• Mequon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
• Germantown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Germantown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 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 Pewaukee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pewaukee.

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

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

Adding Pewaukee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pewaukee in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pewaukee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pewaukee.