Belle Island (Wisconsin)

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Belle Island is a river island in Wood County, Wisconsin. [1]

Former variant names were Neeve's Island and Mead Island, after former owners George Neeves and George Mead, respectively. [2] The present name "Belle Island" is commendatory. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belle Island (Wisconsin)
  2. 1 2 Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

44°23′13″N89°49′55″W / 44.38694°N 89.83194°W / 44.38694; -89.83194



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