Tuscobia, Wisconsin

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Tuscobia, Wisconsin
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Tuscobia
Coordinates: 45°34′01″N91°45′30″W / 45.56694°N 91.75833°W / 45.56694; -91.75833
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Barron
Town Oak Grove
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1575748 [1]

Tuscobia is an unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Tuscobia was in operation from 1902 until 1905. [2] The etymology of the name Tuscobia is unclear. It may be derived from a Native American language meaning "level place" [3] but there are several other theories. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Tuscobia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 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. 195.
  4. Vogel, Virgil J. (1991). Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 128. ISBN   978-0-299-12984-2.


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