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Tuscobia,_Wisconsin Latitude and Longitude:

45°34′01″N 91°45′30″W / 45.56694°N 91.75833°W / 45.56694; -91.75833
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Tuscobia, Wisconsin
Tuscobia is located in Wisconsin
Tuscobia
Tuscobia
Tuscobia is located in the United States
Tuscobia
Tuscobia
Coordinates: 45°34′01″N 91°45′30″W / 45.56694°N 91.75833°W / 45.56694; -91.75833
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Barron
Town Oak Grove
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1575748 [1]

Tuscobia is an unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Tuscobia was in operation from 1902 until 1905. [2] The etymology of the name Tuscobia is unclear. It may be derived from a Native American language meaning "level place" [3] but there are several other theories. [4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Tuscobia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 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. 195.
  4. ^ Vogel, Virgil J. (1991). Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 128. ISBN  978-0-299-12984-2.