Wautoma is located in the heart of Central Wisconsin, an hour’s drive from Madison on the South, Appleton on the East, Stevens Point to the North, and Wisconsin Dells to our West. The City of Wautoma is the seat of Waushara County.
Wautoma calls itself the “Christmas tree capital of the world”. The Kirk Company of Tacoma, Washington, operated the “Wautoma plantation” of more than 10,000 acres of Christmas trees, beginning in 1953. On September 1, 1992 the town was struck by a half-mile wide F-3 tornado, killing 1 person, injuring 30 others, and causing over $5 million in damage.