Leonards, Wisconsin
Leonards, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Leonards Leonards | |
Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 91°19′17″W / 46.16972°N 91.32139°WCoordinates: 46°10′11″N 91°19′17″W / 46.16972°N 91.32139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Bayfield |
Town | Cable |
Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1579645[1] |
Leonards is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Leonard was in operation from 1899 until 1905.[2] The community was named for F. C. Leonard, a businessperson in the logging industry.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 "Leonards, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ 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. 181.
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