Barnum, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
43°13′08″N 90°50′23″W / 43.2189°N 90.8396°W / 43.2189; -90.8396Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyCrawfordTownHaneyElevation
215 m (705 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code608GNIS feature ID1561188[1]

Barnum is an unincorporated community located in the town of Haney, in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. Barnum is on the Kickapoo River north of Steuben and is served by Wisconsin Highway 131. The community was founded around 1892 by Edward S. Barnum from Bristol, Ontario County, New York, who purchased land along the Kickapoo River in 1857.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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