Salmo, Wisconsin

Salmo is an unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

Salmo, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Salmo
Salmo
Coordinates: 46°46′53″N 90°51′55″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownBayfield
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1573636[1]

Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community. Salmo is located 3 miles southwest of the city of Bayfield, in the town of Bayfield.

The community is also located 19 miles north of the city of Ashland.

History

The community was named after Salmo, a genus of fish which includes the Atlantic salmon.[2]

The Bayfield Fish Hatchery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Salmo.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salmo, Wisconsin
  2. 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. 190.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.



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