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Brant, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°04′24″N 88°12′13″W / 44.07333°N 88.20361°W / 44.07333; -88.20361
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Brant, Wisconsin
Brant is located in Wisconsin
Brant
Brant
Brant is located in the United States
Brant
Brant
Coordinates: 44°04′24″N 88°12′13″W / 44.07333°N 88.20361°W / 44.07333; -88.20361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyCalumet
TownChilton
Established1851
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
GNIS feature ID1577526[1]

Brant is an unincorporated community in the town of Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

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Brant was established in 1851 under the name of Lynn, with Chauncey Vaughn as its first postmaster.[2] It was renamed Brant in 1856.[2] Brant had a post office as of 1876.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Brant, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Edens, Mrs. Dale (January 18, 1973). "Historical Insight". Chilton Times-Journal.
  3. ^ Bullinger, Edwin Wilson (1876). The Monitor Guide to Post Offices and Railroad Stations in the United States. Bullinger's Guides. p. 41.
  4. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Jeremiah Wallace Baldock, pg. 764