Laona Junction, Wisconsin
Laona Junction is an unincorporated community in the town of Caswell in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. U.S. Route 8 travels north-south near the community.[2][3]
Laona Junction, Wisconsin | |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′21″N 88°41′38″W | |
| Country |  |
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| County | Forest |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,542 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1579630[1] |
Name
Like nearby Laona, Laona Junction was named after Leona Johnson, the daughter of the local businessman Norman Johnson.[4][5] The misspelling Laona is presumably a clerical error.[4]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laona Junction, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 1998. p. 90.
- Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
- "Pioneer of Laona Passes Thursday". Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 17, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved April 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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