Shennington, Wisconsin

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Shennington, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Shennington, Wisconsin
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Shennington, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°01′33″N90°19′03″W / 44.02583°N 90.31750°W / 44.02583; -90.31750
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Monroe
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1574009 [1]

Shennington is an unincorporated community located in the town of Byron at the edge of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 21. [1]

History

A post office called Shennington was established in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933. [2] The community was named for Fred M. Shenning, founder and first merchant. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Shennington, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 28, 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. 121.


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