Pickett, Wisconsin

Pickett, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community

Looking north at Pickett on WIS 44
Pickett, Wisconsin
Pickett, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°54′41″N 88°43′47″W / 43.91139°N 88.72972°W / 43.91139; -88.72972Coordinates: 43°54′41″N 88°43′47″W / 43.91139°N 88.72972°W / 43.91139; -88.72972
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Winnebago
Elevation 889 ft (271 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 54964
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1571335[1]

Pickett is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Situated in the southwestern part of the county Pickett is located on Wisconsin Highway 44 between Ripon and Oshkosh, in the town of Utica. Pickett has a post office with ZIP code 54964.[2]

History

Originally named Welaunee or Weelaunee, the community was later renamed Pickett's Station after Armine Pickett, an early settler and member of the state legislature.[3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett, Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 'History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People,' Publius Virgilius Lawson, C.F. Cooper and Cpmpany: 1908, Town of Utica, pg. 337-342


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