Brant, Wisconsin

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Brant, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 44°04′24″N88°12′13″W / 44.07333°N 88.20361°W / 44.07333; -88.20361
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Calumet
Town Chilton
Established1851
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1577526 [1]

Brant is an unincorporated community in the town of Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

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History

Brant was established in 1851 under the name of Lynn, with Chauncey Vaughn as its first postmaster. [2] It was renamed Brant in 1856. [2] Brant had a post office as of 1876. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Brant, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal .
  3. Bullinger, Edwin Wilson (1876). The Monitor Guide to Post Offices and Railroad Stations in the United States. Bullinger's Guides. p. 41.
  4. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Jeremiah Wallace Baldock, pg. 764