Atwater, Wisconsin
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Atwater, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°33′39″N 88°44′04″W / 43.56083°N 88.73444°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Dodge County |
Town | Chester |
Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577499[1] |
Atwater is an unincorporated community located in the town of Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It was named Mill Creek until a settler from Atwater, Ohio changed the name to Atwater in 1856.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Atwater, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.