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]

Notable people

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