New Prospect, Wisconsin

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New Prospect, Wisconsin
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New Prospect, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°36′57″N88°10′43″W / 43.61583°N 88.17861°W / 43.61583; -88.17861 Coordinates: 43°36′57″N88°10′43″W / 43.61583°N 88.17861°W / 43.61583; -88.17861
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County   Fond du Lac
Elevation 300 m (984 ft)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1570230 [1]

New Prospect is located in the town of Auburn, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] New Prospect is located in the Kettle Moraine State Forest along County Highway SS, 5 miles (8.0 km) east-northeast of Campbellsport. [2]

Auburn, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Auburn is a town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,075 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of New Fane and New Prospect are located within Auburn. The ghost town of New Cassel was also located in Auburn.

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,633. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du Lac is French for "bottom of the lake", so given because of the county's location at the southern shore of Lake Winnebago.

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  1. 1 2 "New Prospect, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Fond du Lac County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-04.


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