Ipswich, Wisconsin

Ipswich, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Ipswich, Wisconsin
Ipswich, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°42′27″N 90°24′37″W / 42.70750°N 90.41028°W / 42.70750; -90.41028Coordinates: 42°42′27″N 90°24′37″W / 42.70750°N 90.41028°W / 42.70750; -90.41028
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Lafayette
Elevation 1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1577658[1]

Ipswich is an unincorporated community located in the town of Elk Grove, Wisconsin, Lafayette County Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Ipswich was established in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[2] The community was named after Ipswich in England via Ipswich, Massachusetts.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Ipswich, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 March 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. 86.


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