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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Muskego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Mequon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- 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 for Pewaukee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pewaukee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pewaukee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
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 Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pewaukee - 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |