Garnet, Wisconsin

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Garnet, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Garnet, Wisconsin
Nickname(s): 
Cream City
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Garnet, Wisconsin
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Garnet, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°56′08″N88°15′46″W / 43.93556°N 88.26278°W / 43.93556; -88.26278 Coordinates: 43°56′08″N88°15′46″W / 43.93556°N 88.26278°W / 43.93556; -88.26278
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County   Fond du Lac
Establishedcirca 1880
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes
53049
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID1565424 [1]

Garnet, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [2] The community is on the north boundary of the county, just south of Calumet County. It is located at the intersection of County Highway HHH and Town Hall Road just east of Calumet County C, in the town of Calumet. [3] Garnet is located 1.95 miles (3.14 km) east of Calumetville.

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History

The community was settled in around 1880. [4] It is nicknamed "Cream City." [4]

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  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=5558 [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1 2 Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal .


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