Koro, Wisconsin

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Koro, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 43°58′05″N88°50′40″W / 43.96806°N 88.84444°W / 43.96806; -88.84444
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Winnebago
Elevation
250 m (830 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1567619 [1]

Koro is an unincorporated community located in the town of Nepeuskun, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The Koro post office was established in August 1850 by its first postmaster, James H. Foster (who would go on to serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin Senate). This is the only community by this name in the United States. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Koro, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 143. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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