Zander, Wisconsin

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Zander, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′47″N87°42′19″W / 44.31306°N 87.70528°W / 44.31306; -87.70528 Coordinates: 44°18′47″N87°42′19″W / 44.31306°N 87.70528°W / 44.31306; -87.70528
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Manitowoc
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1577898 [1]
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Zander is an unincorporated community located in the town of Gibson, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [1]

History

The community was named after an early settler, Helmuth Zander. Helmuth was the brother of William Zander. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Zander, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Robert E. Gard; Jerry Apps (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 367.



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