Ipswich, Wisconsin

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Ipswich, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 42°42′27″N90°24′37″W / 42.70750°N 90.41028°W / 42.70750; -90.41028 Coordinates: 42°42′27″N90°24′37″W / 42.70750°N 90.41028°W / 42.70750; -90.41028
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Lafayette
Town Elk Grove
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID1577658 [1]

Ipswich is an unincorporated community located in the town of Elk Grove, Wisconsin, Lafayette County Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Ipswich was established in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921. [2] The community was named after Ipswich in England via Ipswich, Massachusetts. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Ipswich, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 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. 86.


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