Elton, Wisconsin

Elton, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°10′06″N88°53′11″W / 45.16833°N 88.88639°W / 45.16833; -88.88639
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Langlade
Town	Evergreen
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54430 [1]
Area codes	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1564595 [2]

Elton is an unincorporated community located in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. Elton is located on Wisconsin Highway 64 east of Antigo, in the town of Evergreen. Elton established a post office in 1883, and it still operates today. ^[3]

Elton is named after Elton C. Larzelere, whose father Charles De Langlade helped organize Langlade County in 1879. In 1886, Charles and several others secured permission from the Langlade County Board to create the township of Elton, set off from Langlade Township. The Chicago and Northwestern previously had a line through the community. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Elton ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elton, Wisconsin
3. https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Langlade
4. https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM30917
5. https://eltonshps.wordpress.com