Koshkonong (community), Wisconsin

Koshkonong is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Koshkonong, Jefferson County and Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Koshkonong, Wisconsin
Koshkonong is located in Wisconsin
Koshkonong
Koshkonong
Koshkonong is located in the United States
Koshkonong
Koshkonong
Coordinates: 42°50′46″N 88°55′09″W / 42.84611°N 88.91917°W / 42.84611; -88.91917
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesJefferson, Rock
TownsKoshkonong, Milton
Elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1567627[1]

History

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A post office called Koshkonong operated between 1839 and 1935.[2] The community took its name from nearby Lake Koshkonong.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Koshkonong, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ^ 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. 90.