Lauderdale, Wisconsin

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Lauderdale, Wisconsin
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Lauderdale, Wisconsin
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Lauderdale, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°45′55″N88°33′20″W / 42.76528°N 88.55556°W / 42.76528; -88.55556
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Walworth
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 262
GNIS feature ID1567874 [1]
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La Grange/Lauderdale fire department

Lauderdale is an unincorporated community located in the town of La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community is named for James Lauderdale, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1853 and 1856. A post office was established in Lauderdale in April, 1881 by its first postmaster, Chester B. Williams. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Lauderdale, 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. 151. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.