Anson (community), Wisconsin

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Anson, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°58′51″N91°17′13″W / 44.98083°N 91.28694°W / 44.98083; -91.28694
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Chippewa
Town Anson
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1560886 [1]

Anson is an unincorporated community located in the town of Anson, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Anson was established in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. [2] The community was named for Anson Burlingame. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Anson, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Chippewa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 167.


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