Garnet, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

43°56′08″N 88°15′46″W / 43.93556°N 88.26278°W / 43.93556; -88.26278Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCounty Fond du LacEstablishedcirca 1880Elevation

287 m (942 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Zip codes

53049

Area code920GNIS feature ID1565424^[1]

Garnet, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.^[2] The community is on the north boundary of the county, just south of Calumet County. It is located at the intersection of County Highway HHH and Town Hall Road just east of Calumet County C, in the town of Calumet.^[3] Garnet is located 1.95 miles (3.14 km) east of Calumetville.

History

The community was settled in around 1880.^[4] It is nicknamed "Cream City."^[4]

Images

Looking east at Garnet
Looking west at Garnet on HHH

Notes

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Garnet, Fond du Lac Co". Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^ "Garnet, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA - Maps, Photos, Weather, Local Links". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.