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Nearest Communities to Witwen,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Witwen, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Witwen:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Witwen.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Witwen is located in Sauk County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Witwen. Of these communities, 124 are located in counties other than Sauk County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Witwen (which is Sauk County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Witwen

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Sauk County   (where Witwen resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Sauk:   Baraboo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Witwen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Witwen.
      • Black Hawk
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
      • Loddes Mill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Loddes Mill is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loddes Mill
      • Denzer
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Leland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie du Sac village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Plain
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Plain is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Sauk City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Bluffview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Bluffview is located in Sauk County
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      • LaRue
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • LaRue is located in Sauk County
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      • Spring Green
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
      • Loreta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Loreta is located in Sauk County
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      • North Freedom
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
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        • Moon Valley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rock Springs
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Loganville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Crawford Crossing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Crawford Crossing is located in Sauk County
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        • Merrimac Ferry
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrimac Ferry is located in Sauk County
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        • Merrimac
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
        • West Baraboo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
        • Hill Point
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hill Point is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
        • Baraboo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sandusky
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Reedsburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
        • Lime Ridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Dellwood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Dellwood is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
        • Lake Delton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Ironton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ironton is located in Sauk County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • La Valle
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Valton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Valton is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
  • Dane County
    • County Website:   https://danecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Dane:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Witwen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Witwen.
      • Mazomanie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
      • Roxbury
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Roxbury is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Black Earth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Aldens Corners
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Aldens Corners is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens Corners
      • Marxville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lutheran Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
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      • Elvers
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Vermont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Vermont is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
      • Cross Plains
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Martinsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Springfield Corners
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
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      • Blue Mounds
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
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        • Little Norway
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Little Norway is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
        • Dane
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Dane is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
        • Pine Bluff
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pine Bluff is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
        • Ashton Corners
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Horeb
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
        • Kingsley Corners
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Kingsley Corners is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Corners
        • Klevenville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Waunakee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Waunakee is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
        • Middleton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Middleton is located in Dane County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
        • Riley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Riley is located in Dane County
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        • West Middleton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • West Middleton is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
        • Middleton Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Middleton Junction is located in Dane County
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        • Pheasant Branch
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
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        • Norway Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
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        • Mendota Beach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Mendota Beach is located in Dane County
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        • Daleyville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Daleyville is located in Dane County
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        • Five Points
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Points is located in Dane County
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        • Catfish ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Catfish is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
        • Mendota
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Morrisonville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • College Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • College Hills is located in Dane County
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        • Mount Vernon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
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        • Shorewood Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
        • DeForest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Lake Windsor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lake Windsor is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Windsor
        • Windsor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Forward
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Forward is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
        • Pilgrim Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
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        • Verona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Verona is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
        • Oak Park Terrace
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Oak Park Terrace is located in Dane County
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        • Bowens Addition
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bowens Addition is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Addition
        • Greenbush Addition
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenbush Addition is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Addition
        • Madison
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Maple Bluff
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
        • Oakland Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Oakland Heights is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Heights
        • Preglers Addition
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Preglers Addition is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preglers Addition
        • Primrose
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Primrose is located in Dane County
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        • Wingra Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wingra Park is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingra Park
        • Darwin ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • South Madison
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • South Madison is located in Dane County
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        • Warrens Addition
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Warrens Addition is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Addition
        • Raintree
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Raintree is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
        • Sunburst
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Sunburst is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
        • Token Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Token Creek is located in Dane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek
        • Elmside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Elmside is located in Dane County
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        • Fitchburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Paoli
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
  • Iowa County
    • County Website:   https://www.iowacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Iowa:   Dodgeville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Witwen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Witwen.
      • Cassell
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Arena
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Coon Rock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Coon Rock is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rock
      • Helena
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hyde
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wyoming
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Barneveld
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Pleasant Ridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clyde
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Clyde is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Ridgeway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
      • Avoca
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Avoca is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
      • Dodgeville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
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  • Juneau County
  • Marquette County
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Witwen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Witwen.
      • Bear Valley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lone Rock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Keyesville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Keyesville is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
      • Loyd
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Loyd is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Aubrey
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gotham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Gotham is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
      • Ithaca
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Neptune
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sextonville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Twin Bluffs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
      • Cazenovia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunker Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Bunker Hill is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Germantown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Germantown is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
        • Corwin ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Corwin is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
        • Buck Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
        • Richland Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Hub City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hub City is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
        • Rockbridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
        • Orion
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Orion is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
        • Henrietta ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Henrietta is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
        • Ashford ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Ashford is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
        • Balmoral
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Gillingham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Woodstock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Basswood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Basswood is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • McGrew ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • McGrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Witwen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.