Rewey Wisconsin Map

About Rewey, Wisconsin

Rewey is a locality in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 196.5 people per km². Rewey is located at 42.8428°N, 90.3954°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rewey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53580.

Rewey claims its place upon the unglaciated terrain of the Driftless region, where the Williams-Rewey Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth. It lies 8.6 miles north-northeast of Platteville, WI (from Platteville, WI: bearing 29°T), and is situated 15.8 miles east-southeast of Grant. The landscape surrounding Rewey is defined by a rigorous topography of steep ridges and deep, shadowed coulees that define the horizon, with the heights of the Platte Mounds rising five miles to the south like silent sentinels. Here, the air carries a crisp, mineral edge, and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purple bands across the pastures, emphasizing the stark verticality of the land. Two miles away, the Headwaters Little Platte River State Habitat Area preserves the damp, quiet wildness of the watershed, grounding the perimeter of the locality in a persistent, quiet growth of native grasses and scrub.

Settlement in Rewey emerged from the industry of the lead mining era, though the pulse of the place eventually slowed to the steady, seasonal cadence of the surrounding dairy and corn-fed economy. The history of the locality remains anchored in the remnants of its rail-era architecture, where small-scale commerce once flourished to serve the farmers who worked the rugged soil. While the distant, serene waters of Black Hawk Lake lie thirteen miles away, the daily life of Rewey remains tethered to the immediate, intimate geography of the creek and the high, wind-swept fields. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the enduring, stoic character of a population accustomed to the demands of a vertical, unyielding landscape.

About This Rewey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rewey, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.842771, -90.395405. 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 Rewey includes the ZIP code (53580), telephone area code (715), county seat of Iowa County (Dodgeville), and school district assignment (Iowa-Grant 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.