Tuscobia, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
45°34′01″N 91°45′30″W / 45.56694°N 91.75833°W / 45.56694; -91.75833
United States
WisconsinTuscobia 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
- ^ a b "Tuscobia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Barron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Vogel, Virgil J. (1991). Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-299-12984-2.
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Municipalities and communities of Barron County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Barron
- Almena
- Arland
- Barron
- Bear Lake
- Cedar Lake
- Chetek
- Clinton
- Crystal Lake
- Cumberland
- Dallas
- Dovre
- Doyle
- Lakeland
- Maple Grove
- Maple Plain
- Oak Grove
- Prairie Farm
- Prairie Lake
- Rice Lake
- Sioux Creek
- Stanfold
- Stanley
- Sumner
- Turtle Lake
- Vance Creek
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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