Barnum, Wisconsin

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]

Barnum, Wisconsin
Entering Barnum from the south on WIS 131
Barnum
Barnum
Coordinates: 43.2189°N 90.8396°W / 43.2189; -90.8396
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyCrawford
TownHaney
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
GNIS feature ID1561188[1]

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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