Lime Ridge Wisconsin Map

About Lime Ridge, Wisconsin

Lime Ridge is a locality in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 60.9 people per km². Lime Ridge is located at 43.4678°N, 90.1548°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lime Ridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 53941, 53942.

Lime Ridge occupies a quiet intersection of the Driftless landscape where the earth rises in abrupt, limestone-crowned slopes and settles into deep, shadowed hollows. It lies 8.8 miles west-southwest of Reedsburg, WI (from Reedsburg, WI: bearing 240°T), and is situated 12.3 miles west-northwest of Sauk. The morning light catches the pale, weathered rock faces that give Lime Ridge its name, casting long, sharp silhouettes across the pastures that stretch toward the distant, hazy rise of Thieman Hill. Water flows with a muted, persistent energy through the Carr Valley Branch, carving a thin, silver ribbon through the valley floor before winding toward the broader, more open expanses of the Ela Valley. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, smelling of damp limestone and the slow-turning soil of the surrounding fields, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and linger long after the sun has retreated behind the ridge.

History remains etched into the very soil of Lime Ridge, where the remnants of early quarrying operations still peek through the encroaching brush, speaking to a time when the extraction of mineral wealth drove the local rhythm. Today, the economy leans into the steady, cyclical demands of dairy farming, with silos punctuating the horizon like sentinels guarding the green, rolling acreage. Residents often seek the quietude of the Willow Creek Fishery Area, a space where the tangle of native brush and spring-fed channels provides a sanctuary for those who appreciate the unadorned, wilder character of the region. Life moves with a deliberate, seasonal patience, far removed from the clamor of larger centers, centered instead on the small, communal rituals of a landscape that demands both labor and respect.

About This Lime Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lime Ridge, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.467759, -90.154848. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lime Ridge includes the ZIP code (53941, 53942), telephone area code (920), county seat of Sauk County (Baraboo), and school district assignment (Weston School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.