New Diggings
New Diggings is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 502 at the 2010 census, up from 473 in 2000. The unincorporated communities of Etna, Lead Mine, and New Diggings are located in the town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 481 residents
- Description: town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “New Diggings, WI”, “New Diggings, Wisconsin”, and “New Diggins”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Augustine Church.
Saint Augustine Church
Church
Photo: WrongBrothers12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Augustine Church is an early Catholic church built in 1844 in New Diggings, Wisconsin, during the area's lead-mining boom. The building was designed by pioneer priest and amateur architect Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, and survives unchanged from that early era.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Etna and Benton.
Etna
Hamlet
Etna is an unincorporated community located in the town of New Diggings, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies at an elevation of 758 feet. Etna is situated 2 miles north of New Diggings.
Benton
Village
Benton is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 946 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Benton. Benton is situated 3½ miles northwest of New Diggings.
Council Hill Township
Village
Council Hill Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 161 and it contained 81 housing units. Its name changed from Scales Township on December 6, 1853. Council Hill Township is situated 3½ miles south of New Diggings.
New Diggings
- Categories: civil town of Wisconsin and locality
- Location: Town of New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.53549° or 42° 32′ 8″ northLongitude
-90.3355° or 90° 20′ 8″ westPopulation
481Elevation
787 feet (240 metres)Open location code
86JFGMP7+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 151837626OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5264402Wikidata ID
Q1885786
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“New Diggings” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيو ديغينغز”
- Basque: “New Diggings”
- Chechen: “Нью-Диггингс”
- Dutch: “New Diggings”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيو ديجينجز”
- French: “New Diggings”
- Haitian: “New Diggings, Wisconsin”
- Haitian: “New Diggings”
- Hungarian: “New Diggings”
- Polish: “New Diggings”
- Russian: “Нью-Диггингс”
- Spanish: “New Diggings”
- Tatar: “Нью-Диггингс”
- Ukrainian: “Нью-Діггінгс”
- Vietnamese: “New Diggings, Wisconsin”
- Vietnamese: “New Diggings”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Masonic Cemetery and Shawnee Cemetery.
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