Bennett (community), Wisconsin

Bennett, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°26′55″N91°51′13″W / 46.44861°N 91.85361°W / 46.44861; -91.85361
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Douglas
Town	Bennett
Elevation	1,201 ft (366 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1561562 [1]

Bennett is an unincorporated community in the town of Bennett, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.

The community is located 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Solon Springs; and 27 miles southeast of the city of Superior.

U.S. Highway 53, County Road L and County Road E are three of the main routes in the community.

History

Bennett was named for Richard Bennett, who built a siding to his business. ^[2] A post office was established as Bennett Siding in 1892, and the name was changed to Bennett in 1899; the post office closed in 1984. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennett (community), Wisconsin
2. 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. 168.
3. "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 3, 2015.