Hematite, Wisconsin

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Hematite, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Hematite
Coordinates: 45°54′33″N88°12′34″W / 45.90917°N 88.20944°W / 45.90917; -88.20944
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Florence
Elevation
1,335 ft (407 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1577636 [1]

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

History

The community was named for deposits of hematite iron ore in the area. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Hematite, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ 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. 83.
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