Leyden, Wisconsin

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Leyden, Wisconsin
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Leyden, Wisconsin
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Leyden, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°43′51″N89°07′44″W / 42.73083°N 89.12889°W / 42.73083; -89.12889
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Rock
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1568004 [1]

Leyden is an unincorporated community located in the town of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Leyden was established in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [2] The community was named after Leiden, in the Netherlands. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Leyden, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 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. 91.