About Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Small Town Comfort, Big City Access
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Jefferson County’s Story
Ideally situated between the
metropolitan areas of Milwaukee and Madison, Jefferson County offers a
pleasant mixture of urban and rural life. With easy access via the I-94
and I-90 highway system, Jefferson County is characterized by rich
agricultural areas, thriving family-oriented communities, diversified
manufacturing, and highly valued natural resource features.
Originally Jefferson County was a part
of Milwaukee County, being separated from Milwaukee County by an act of
the territorial council December 7, 1836. It was set off as a separate
town for judicial purposes by an act, approved January 2, 1838, and
polls established at the houses of Nathaniel Finch, David H. Sergeant,
and George J. Goodhue. The "town" referred to was in reality an
election precinct, set by the legislature. The four precincts into
which the county was divided were Bark River, which comprised the four
south-southeast townships or one fourth of the county, Finch, Jefferson
and Watertown.
According to the Wisconsin Historical
Atlas of 1875, the full organization of the county was accomplished in
February 1839 with election of officers the following April, on the
second Monday of the month. The county was then made a part of the
second Judicial District and courts were directed to be held at the
county seat. The population of the county at the time of its
organization was estimated to be about 468. The county was heavily
timbered with undrained marsh lands along the rivers. People were
transferred across the rivers by ferries maintained at a few points,
one in Fort Atkinson.
Today, Jefferson County, Wisconsin,
encompasses the cities of Cambridge, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Lake
Mills, Palmyra, Waterloo, Watertown and Whitewater as well as the
village of Johnson Creek.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has many
historic sites - dating back to the early 1800’s - that reflect the
rich history and architecture of the past. Historical sites of interest
include: the famous Octagon House and America’s First Kindergarten in
Watertown; the one-of-a-kind National Dairy Shrine and Hoard Historical
Museum, the Panther Intaglio mound, and the Old Fort in Fort Atkinson;
the archaeologically significant Indian Mounds and Trail County Park
along Lake Koshkonong; the Jefferson Historical Museum; and the Aztalan
Historical Museum adjacent to the Aztalan State Park.
For more information on activities in and around Jefferson County, Wisconsin, visit:
Jefferson County Tourism Online
Wisconsin: Life's So Good!
Jefferson County Homes and Real Estate
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Monona, Shorewood, Spring Green, Stoughton, Columbia County, Cross
Plains, East Troy, Fennimore, Fitchburg, Verona, Viroqua, Walworth
County and Waterloo.
Learn more about Jefferson County, Wisconsin…
Jefferson County, WI (official website)
Jefferson County, WI Google Earth Map
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
View Jefferson County, WI Area Jobs
Jefferson County, WI on Wikipedia.com
Jefferson County, WI on epodunk
State of Wisconsin
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