Krok, Wisconsin

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Krok, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 44°25′44″N 87°37′59″W / 44.42889°N 87.63306°W / 44.42889; -87.63306Coordinates: 44°25′44″N 87°37′59″W / 44.42889°N 87.63306°W / 44.42889; -87.63306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Kewaunee
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1577686 [1]

Krok is an unincorporated community located in the town of West Kewaunee, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Krok is situated near the origin of the East Twin River and its tributary Krok Creek,[2] just west of East Krok. West of Krok is Pilsen.[2] The community was founded by Czech immigrants from Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic).[3]

References

  1. "Krok". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "MSR Maps". United States Geographical Survey. Microsoft. Retrieved 2009-07-10. 
  3. Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild Wisconsin's past and present: a historical atlas (1998) p 23


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