Columbia, Wisconsin

Columbia, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Columbia
Columbia
Coordinates: 44°30′59″N 90°43′12″W / 44.51639°N 90.72000°W / 44.51639; -90.72000Coordinates: 44°30′59″N 90°43′12″W / 44.51639°N 90.72000°W / 44.51639; -90.72000
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Clark
Town Hewett
Elevation 948 ft (289 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1563277[1]

Columbia is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hewett, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Columbia was established in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[2] The community was named after the song "Hail, Columbia."[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Columbia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 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. 171.


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