Rockmont, Wisconsin
Rockmont, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Rockmont Rockmont | |
Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 91°54′32″W / 46.58583°N 91.90889°WCoordinates: 46°35′09″N 91°54′32″W / 46.58583°N 91.90889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Douglas |
Town | Amnicon |
Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577794[1] |
Rockmont is an unincorporated community located in the town of Amnicon, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History
A post office called Rockmont was established in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.[2] The community took its name from a rocky mound nearby.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 "Rockmont, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Douglas 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. 189.
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