Jimtown, Wisconsin

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Jimtown, Wisconsin
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Jimtown, Wisconsin
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Jimtown, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°21′12″N90°38′18″W / 43.35333°N 90.63833°W / 43.35333; -90.63833
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Richland
Elevation
823 ft (251 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1577664 [1]

Jimtown is an unincorporated community located in the town of Akan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was named for two local land owners: Jim Burns and Jim Bachtenkircher. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Jimtown, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 134. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.