Fellows, Wisconsin

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Fellows, Wisconsin
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Fellows, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°44′53″N89°12′03″W / 42.74806°N 89.20083°W / 42.74806; -89.20083 Coordinates: 42°44′53″N89°12′03″W / 42.74806°N 89.20083°W / 42.74806; -89.20083
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Rock
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
GNIS feature ID1834003 [1]

Fellows is a ghost town in the town of Center, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Fellows was established in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [2] The community was named for a local land owner. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Fellows, Wisconsin (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 70.


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