Cranmoor (community), Wisconsin

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Cranmoor, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Cranmoor, Wisconsin
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Cranmoor, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′53″N90°01′58″W / 44.31472°N 90.03278°W / 44.31472; -90.03278
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Wood
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577559 [1]

Cranmoor is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

The name "Cranmoor", an amalgamation of cranberry and moor, was adopted in 1898 for the community's role as a trading center of cranberries. [2] A post office was established at Cranmoor in 1898, and remained in operation until 1932. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Cranmoor, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names (PDF). The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2018.


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