Wells, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

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Wells, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 44°05′44″N88°02′36″W / 44.09556°N 88.04333°W / 44.09556; -88.04333 Coordinates: 44°05′44″N88°02′36″W / 44.09556°N 88.04333°W / 44.09556; -88.04333
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Counties Calumet, Manitowoc
Town Rantoul, Rockland
Founded 1880s
Elevation 840 ft (260 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1577874 [1]

Wells is an unincorporated community in the town of Rantoul, Calumet County and the town of Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Rantoul, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Rantoul is a town in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 798 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Wells is located partially in the town.

Calumet County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Calumet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,971. The county seat is Chilton. The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1850.

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History

Wells was founded in the 1880s. [2] The first store owner, Claus Meinke, became the postmaster for the community's post office in 1894. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wells, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal .


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