Footville Wisconsin Map

About Footville, Wisconsin

Footville is a locality in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 908. The population density is 299.8 people per km². Footville is located at 42.6708°N, 89.2090°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 53548.

Footville lies in a landscape of gentle swells and broad fields, a place where the sky seems to stretch further than in more crowded climes. It lies 9.7 miles west of Janesville, WI (from Janesville, WI: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-east of Evansville. The land, a rich, dark loam, rolls outward from the cluster of buildings, punctuated by the stoic geometry of farmsteads and the fleeting emerald of newly tilled earth. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, languid shadows that deepen the furrows and lend a hushed, contemplative air to the open spaces. A quietude reigns here, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the occasional call of a hawk circling high above. The history of Footville is written in the grain elevators that still stand as sentinels to its agricultural past, a testament to the fertile ground that drew settlers generations ago. Once a hub for the dairy and hog industries, the echoes of those bustling days can still be felt in the sturdy brick buildings that line the main street. Though the economic landscape has shifted, the spirit of perseverance remains, evident in the small businesses that cater to the surrounding farms and the quiet diligence of its residents. The air itself seems to carry a faint, earthy fragrance, a blend of drying hay and distant woodsmoke, that speaks of a life lived in close communion with the land.

About This Footville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Footville, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.670842, -89.209004. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Footville and Rock County.

Detailed location data for Footville includes the ZIP code (53537), telephone area code (715), county seat of Rock County (Janesville), and school district assignment (Parkview School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Footville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.