Arnott, Wisconsin

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Arnott, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking west at Arnott
Looking west at Arnott
Arnott, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°27′26″N 89°26′48″W / 44.45722°N 89.44667°W / 44.45722; -89.44667Coordinates: 44°27′26″N 89°26′48″W / 44.45722°N 89.44667°W / 44.45722; -89.44667
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyPortage
Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1560954[1]

Arnott is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J.

History[]

Arnott, ca. 1900.
Arnott, ca. 1900.

In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of what is now Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside raising money to build a railroad depot.[3] The depot, and the settlement around it, was named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board, and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.[4]

Geography[]

Arnott is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles east of Plover, four miles south-south west of Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").

Economy[]

Arnott has one tavern, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. It is a stopover for the Tomorrow River Trail,[5] a former railroad grade turned into walking path, and snowmobile trail.

Arnott is near the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Arnott, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Hometownlocator.com-Arnott, Wisconsin
  3. ^ Sharon Zimmerman. Article in Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 14, 1882.
  4. ^ "How the Village of Arnott got its name", Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 23, 1882.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Tomorrow River Rails to Trails"

External links[]

Media related to Arnott, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons


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