Wiota Wisconsin Map

About Wiota, Wisconsin

Wiota is a locality in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 13.7 people per km². Wiota is located at 42.6367°N, 89.9526°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 53587, 53541.

Wiota reveals itself through the quiet persistence of the Feather Branch as it cuts a path through the limestone-heavy earth of the Driftless region. It lies 6.2 miles east of Lafayette, WI (from Lafayette, WI: bearing 85°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-southeast of Darlington. The landscape around Wiota consists of ancient, unglaciated ridges and deep, verdant hollows that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the west, the land dips toward the shadows of Jockey Hollow, while the horizon is anchored by the distant, rounded silhouette of Squirrel Grove Mound. In the autumn, the air grows sharp and thin, smelling of drying corn husks and the damp, iron-rich soil that defines this topography, far removed from any coastal influence.

History in Wiota is written in the stubborn endurance of early lead-mining settlements and the subsequent transition to the rhythmic, labor-intensive cycle of dairy farming. The local economy remains tethered to these fields, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the silos and weathered barns that dot the terrain. Residents often find respite in the nearby Yellowstone Wildlife Area, a expanse of protected grasses and timber that preserves the wild character of the land. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a quiet continuity that persists even as the nearby waters of Apple Canyon Lake mirror the changing sky.

About This Wiota Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wiota, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.636671, -89.952624. 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 Wiota includes the ZIP code (53587, 53541), telephone area code (715), county seat of Lafayette County (Darlington), and school district assignment (Black Hawk 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.