Anacker, Wisconsin

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Anacker, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 43°37′32″N89°26′37″W / 43.62556°N 89.44361°W / 43.62556; -89.44361
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Columbia
Town Fort Winnebago
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1577491 [1]

Anacker is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fort Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2] The community was named after William Anacker, who served in the Union army in the American Civil War and was instrumental in the formation of the community. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Anacker, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Columbia County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.