Rockmont, Wisconsin

Rockmont, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Rockmont
Rockmont
Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 91°54′32″W / 46.58583°N 91.90889°W / 46.58583; -91.90889Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 91°54′32″W / 46.58583°N 91.90889°W / 46.58583; -91.90889
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Douglas
Town Amnicon
Elevation 981 ft (299 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID 1577794[1]

Rockmont is an unincorporated community located in the town of Amnicon, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Rockmont was established in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.[2] The community took its name from a rocky mound nearby.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Rockmont, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Douglas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 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. 189.


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