The Kickapoo People are an Algonquian-speaking Native American and Indigenous Mexican tribe. Anishinaabeg say the name "Kickapoo" means "Stands here and there," which may have referred to the tribe's migratory patterns. The name can also mean "wanderer". This interpretation is contested and generally believed to be a folk etymology.
Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,773. Its county seat is Viroqua.
Crawford County is a county in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,644. Its county seat is Prairie du Chien.
Soldiers Grove is a village situated along the Kickapoo River in Crawford County, Wisconsin, in the United States. The population was 592 at the 2010 census.
Kickapoo is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 566 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kickapoo Center and Sugar Grove are located in the town.
The Kickapoo River is a 126-mile-long (203 km) tributary of the Wisconsin River in the state of Wisconsin, United States. It is named for the Kickapoo Indians who occupied Wisconsin before the influx of white settlers in the early 19th century.
Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands include Native American tribes and First Nation bands residing in or originating from a cultural area encompassing the northeastern and Midwest United States and southeastern Canada. It is part of a broader grouping known as the Eastern Woodlands. The Northeastern Woodlands is divided into three major areas: the Coastal, Saint Lawrence Lowlands, and Great Lakes-Riverine zones.
State Trunk Highway 131 is a 78.9-mile (127.0 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The highway is located in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, and it passes through Crawford, Vernon, Richland, and Monroe counties. It runs from WIS 60 near Wauzeka north to US Highway 12 and WIS 16 in Tomah. WIS 131 is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).
Wildcat Mountain State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on the Kickapoo River in the Driftless Area. Sandstone bluffs topped with limestone, two of which are Wildcat Mountain and Mount Pisgah, provide views over the narrow valley of the river and its tributaries. The Kickapoo Valley Reserve is immediately adjacent and forms a continuous protected area. Wildcat Mountain State Park is open for year-round recreation including hiking, canoeing, fishing, and cross-country skiing. The 3,643-acre (1,474 ha) park is located in Vernon County near the town of Ontario, Wisconsin.
Colonel Henry Gratiot was a French-American pioneer, farmer, and mill owner. During the Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, he acted as both an intermediary and early U.S. Indian agent to the Winnebagos throughout the early 19th century. He and his brother Jean Pierre were among the first pioneers to settle in Wisconsin, operating a successful lead mining and lead smelting business, during the 1820s and 1830s. Both, the present-day village of Gratiot, Wisconsin and the town of Gratiot (town), Wisconsin are named in his honor.
Rockton is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States in the town of Whitestown. It is located on the Kickapoo River and is served by Wisconsin Highway 131. Rockton is south of Ontario and north of La Farge; these are the closest villages to the community.
Petersburg is an unincorporated community in the town of Haney in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Petersburg is on the Kickapoo River south of Bell Center and is served by Wisconsin Highway 131.
Weister Creek is a stream, some 25 miles (40 km) long, in Vernon County in southwestern Wisconsin in the United States and is a tributary of the Kickapoo River. It lies in the Driftless Area which is characterized by hills and valleys apparently missed by the last glacial advance during the Pleistocene. Much of the lower half of Weister Creek is surrounded by wetlands and lies in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve.
Kickapoo Center is an unincorporated community located in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. Kickapoo Center is located on Wisconsin Highway 131 near the Kickapoo River, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Viola.
Jewett is an unincorporated community located in the town of Erin Prairie, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. Jewett is located on County Highway T 5 miles (8.0 km) east of New Richmond. The community was named for Samuel A. Jewett, a Maine native who operated saw mills on the Chippewa and St. Croix rivers beginning in 1850.
Hogarty is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Harrison and Plover, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. Hogarty is located on the Eau Claire River at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 52 and County Highway Y, 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east-northeast of Wausau. The community was named for John C. Hogarty, who opened a trading post in the area in 1850 and became the first postmaster when the post office opened in 1881.
Duvall is an unincorporated community in the town of Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. It is at the junction of County Highways X and AB, 8 miles (13 km) north of the village of Luxemburg. The community was named for Joseph Duvall, a prominent Kewaunee businessman and civic benefactor.
Hintz is an unincorporated community located in the town of Underhill, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. Hintz is located on the Oconto River and County Highway H 5.35 miles (8.61 km) west-northwest of Gillett. Hintz was named for Robert Hintz, the community's first postmaster.
Sugar Grove is an unincorporated community in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.
