Mosel (community), Wisconsin

Mosel, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Mosel, Wisconsin
Mosel, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°48′20″N 87°44′25″W / 43.80556°N 87.74028°W / 43.80556; -87.74028Coordinates: 43°48′20″N 87°44′25″W / 43.80556°N 87.74028°W / 43.80556; -87.74028
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Sheboygan
Elevation 643 ft (196 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1569766[1]

Mosel is an unincorporated community in the town of Mosel, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Mosel was established in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[2] The community was named after the Moselle river (German: Mosel) in Europe.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mosel (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Sheboygan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 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. 105.


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