Clason Prairie, Wisconsin

Clason Prairie or Clason's Prairie was a former settlement in the Town of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States, roughly four miles southeast of Beaver Dam. It was named after James Clason,^[1] a native of Connecticut who settled there in 1841 and died in 1848. The one-room Clason Prairie School was closed down in 1962,^[2] although the building was still standing as of 1977.^[3] The old Clason Prairie Cemetery is still extant, at 43°24′49″N 88°46′52″W / 43.4135°N 88.7810°W / 43.4135; -88.7810 (Clason Prairie Cemetery);^[4] it is maintained by the town.

Notable people

• Jesse Clason, physician and politician, was born in Clason Prairie.^[5]

References

Municipalities and communities of Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Juneau Cities Beaver Dam Columbus‡ Fox Lake Hartford‡ Horicon Juneau Mayville Watertown‡ Waupun‡ Villages Brownsville Clyman Hustisford Iron Ridge Kekoskee Lomira Lowell Neosho Randolph‡ Reeseville Theresa Towns Ashippun Beaver Dam Burnett Calamus Chester Clyman Elba Emmet Fox Lake Herman Hubbard Hustisford Lebanon LeRoy Lomira Lowell Oak Grove Portland Rubicon Shields Theresa Trenton Westford Williamstown CDPs Ashippun Burnett Lebanon Unincorporated communities Alderley Astico Atwater Beaver Edge Clyman Junction Danville East Waupun Farmersville Fox Lake Junction Herman Center Hochheim Huilsburg Knowles Leipsig LeRoy Lost Lake Lyndon Dale Minnesota Junction Nasbro Neda North Lowell Oak Grove Old Ashippun Old Lebanon Portland‡ Richwood Rolling Prairie Rubicon Saylesville South Beaver Dam South Randolph Sugar Island Sunset Beach Theresa Station Woodland Ghost towns Clason Prairie Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°24′54″N 88°46′59″W / 43.415°N 88.783°W / 43.415; -88.783