Goll, Wisconsin

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Goll, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Goll, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Goll, Wisconsin
Goll, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°16′49″N 87°45′03″W / 45.28028°N 87.75083°W / 45.28028; -87.75083Coordinates: 45°16′49″N 87°45′03″W / 45.28028°N 87.75083°W / 45.28028; -87.75083
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarinette
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1565617[1]

Goll is an unincorporated community located in the town of Goll, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Geography[]

Goll, 1912 map detail

Goll is located at the intersection of County Trunk Highway X and Old Rail Road (formerly Right of Way Road),[2] at an elevation of 702 feet (214 m).[1] It is connected by road to Wagner to the north, Middle Inlet to the west, and Wisconsin Highway 180 to the east.

History[]

Goll was a stop between Miles and Wagner on the Wisconsin & Michigan (W. & M.) Railway line from Bagley Junction to Iron Mountain.[3] The rail line through Goll was discontinued in 1938, when the tracks were torn out and the rolling stock sold off.[3][4][5] A post office was established in Goll in the 1896,[6] and Edward Ashburton Lindsley (1869–1940) was appointed postmaster at Goll that year, replacing H. S. Brooks.[7] The post office in Goll was closed in 1913.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Goll, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Wausaukee Quadrangle Wisconsin–Michigan, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
  3. ^ a b McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.
  4. ^ "Seek Permission to Abandon Lines". The Oshkosh Northwestern. April 10, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "Approve Wisconsin and Michigan Ry. Line Abandonment". The Daily Tribune. January 20, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved August 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. ^ a b "Wisconsin. Marinette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "New Postmaster at Goll". The Weekly Wisconsin. October 24, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access

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