Bosstown, Wisconsin

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Bosstown, Wisconsin
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Bosstown, Wisconsin
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Bosstown, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°23′25″N90°36′36″W / 43.39028°N 90.61000°W / 43.39028; -90.61000
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Richland
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1577522 [1]

Bosstown is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 14 in the south-central part of the town of Sylvan in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2] The community was apparently named for shopkeeper and livestock dealer William H. Dosch who was popularly known as "Boss" Dosch. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bosstown, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Placenames.com Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 35. ISBN   978-0-30964-0.