Fellows Ghost Town

Rock County, Wisconsin42.7481, -89.2008

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.2 miEvansville, WI
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Elevation
910 ft276 m
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Fellows. No free-licensed photo yet.

Fellows, in Rock County, Wisconsin, is a ghost town. It lies at about 910 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miJanesvilleBeloitStoughtonOregonEdgertonMiltonFellows
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Fellows. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Evansville, WI, about 5.2 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Janesville, WI, 10 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Cooksville6.4 mi north
  2. Attica14 mi west
  3. Clarence15 mi southwest
  4. Jefferson Prairie Settlement25 mi southeast
  5. Farmers Grove27 mi west
  6. Postville28 mi west
  7. Mayhews36 mi east
  8. Adamsville38 mi west

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°2710Jan3112Feb4423Mar5734Apr6946May7957Jun8361Jul8159Aug7450Sep6139Oct4627Nov3316DecJan: 1.6 inFeb: 1.7 inMar: 2.2 inApr: 3.9 inMay: 4.3 inJun: 5.2 inJul: 3.8 inAug: 4.3 inSep: 3.5 inOct: 3.0 inNov: 2.5 inDec: 1.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Stoughton. Snow is normal from November to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Stoughton station (USC00478229), 11 miles away. About 37.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRock County, Wisconsin
Coordinates42.74810, -89.20080
Elevation910 ft (276 m)
Also known asFellows, Wisconsin, Fellows, WI
SourcesWikidata Q5442491 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Fellows ghost town?

In Rock County, Wisconsin, at 42.7481, -89.2008. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Evansville, WI, about 5.2 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Janesville, WI, 10 miles away.

Can you visit Fellows?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Fellows?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Stoughton. Snow is normal from November to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Fellows?

Yes. Cooksville (6.4 mi), Attica (14 mi), Clarence (15 mi), Jefferson Prairie Settlement (25 mi).

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