Diefenbach Corners, Wisconsin

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Diefenbach Corners, Wisconsin
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Diefenbach Corners, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°21′13″N88°15′38″W / 43.35361°N 88.26056°W / 43.35361; -88.26056 Coordinates: 43°21′13″N88°15′38″W / 43.35361°N 88.26056°W / 43.35361; -88.26056
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Washington
Elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 262
GNIS feature ID1563979 [1]

Diefenbach Corners is an unincorporated community in the town of Polk, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

The community was named for Peter J. Diefenbach, who emigrated from Germany in 1853. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Diefenbach Corners, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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