Spirit (community), Wisconsin
| Spirit, Wisconsin | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Spirit, Wisconsin  Spirit, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′15″N 90°06′52″W / 45.45417°N 90.11444°WCoordinates: 45°27′15″N 90°06′52″W / 45.45417°N 90.11444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Price |
| Elevation | 1,683 ft (513 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1574553[1] |
Spirit is an unincorporated community located in the town of Spirit, Price County, Wisconsin, United States. Spirit is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 86 and Wisconsin Highway 102 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of Prentice.[2]
According to tradition, Spirit was named from the simultaneous sighting of several ghosts at a nearby lake.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spirit (community), Wisconsin
- ↑ Price County (pdf) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 124.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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