Rome Wisconsin Map

About Rome, Wisconsin

Rome is a locality in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 752. The population density is 78.3 people per km². Rome is located at 42.9853°N, 88.6499°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 53178, 54457, 53137.

Rome spreads across a landscape of sandy pine barrens and quiet, wooded hollows that define the interior of the state. It lies 11.3 miles south of Wisconsin Rapids, WI (from Wisconsin Rapids, WI: bearing 178°T), and is situated 7.9 miles southeast of Nekoosa. The terrain is defined by the steady, low-slung presence of Dorra Cooshe Mountain to the east, casting long, bruised shadows over the scrub oak and jack pine as the sun begins to dip. Water shapes the rhythm of the soil here, with the meandering path of Fourteenmile Creek carving a narrow ribbon through the brush only a mile away. The air carries a crisp, resinous scent, and in the late afternoon, the light catches the needles of the forest, turning the entire expanse into a muted mosaic of bronze and deep, shadowed green.

Rome maintains a character forged by the deliberate, seasonal pace of the North Woods, where the local economy finds its footing in recreation and the quiet commerce of the land. Residents find their leisure at the Lake Camelot Public Access, a modest point of entry to the region’s waterways, or look toward the expansive, still surface of Petenwell Lake for a sense of scale. The history of the area remains tied to the persistence of those who worked the timber and cleared the sandy loam, and today, that legacy persists in the simple, sturdy architecture of the houses and the unpretentious hospitality of the local supper clubs. Life in Rome moves with the slow, inevitable turning of the seasons, marked by the arrival of snow or the sudden, verdant intensity of a Midwestern summer.

About This Rome Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rome, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.985323, -88.649857. 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 Rome includes the ZIP code (53178, 54457, 53137), telephone area code (715, 608), county seat of Adams County (Friendship), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.