Barnum, Wisconsin

Barnum, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Entering Barnum from the south on WIS 131
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Coordinates: 43°13′08″N90°50′23″W / 43.2189°N 90.8396°W / 43.2189; -90.8396
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Crawford
Town	Haney
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	608
GNIS feature ID	1561188 [1]

Barnum is an unincorporated community located in the town of Haney, in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Barnum is on the Kickapoo River north of Steuben and is served by Wisconsin Highway 131. The community was founded around 1892 by Edward S. Barnum from Bristol, Ontario County, New York, who purchased land along the Kickapoo River in 1857. ^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum, Wisconsin
2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.