Anacker, Wisconsin

Anacker, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Anacker
Anacker
Coordinates: 43°37′32″N 89°26′37″W / 43.62556°N 89.44361°W / 43.62556; -89.44361Coordinates: 43°37′32″N 89°26′37″W / 43.62556°N 89.44361°W / 43.62556; -89.44361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Columbia
Town Fort Winnebago
Elevation 781 ft (238 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1577491[1]

Anacker is an unincorporated community located in the town of Fort Winnebago, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] The community was named after William Anacker, who served in the Union army in the American Civil War and was instrumental in the formation of the community.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Anacker, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Columbia County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.


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