Welcome to West Lima ...

West Lima is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Lima, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for West Lima: W. Lima

West Lima is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Lima: 608 & 353<3>

Communities near West Lima ...

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

• Richland Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland Center is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
• Viroqua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
• Westby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Westby is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Elroy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elroy is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Cashton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cashton is located in Monroe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
• Wonewoc
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• La Farge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • La Farge is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• Viola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Viola is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
• Ontario
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ontario is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 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 West Lima. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lima.

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

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

Adding West Lima to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Lima 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 West Lima was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Lima post office opened in 1860. The West Lima post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Lima.