Arnott, Wisconsin

Arnott is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J.

Arnott, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking west at Arnott
Arnott, Wisconsin
Arnott, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°27′26″N 89°26′48″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyPortage
Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1560954[1]

History
Arnott, ca. 1900.

In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of what is now Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside raising money to build a railroad depot.[3] The depot, and the settlement around it, was named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board, and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.[4]

Geography

Arnott is located in central Wisconsin approximately four miles east of Plover, four miles south-south west of Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").

Economy

Arnott has one tavern, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. It is a stopover for the Tomorrow River Trail,[5] a former railroad grade turned into walking path, and snowmobile trail.

Arnott is near the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.

Notable people

Referencesc
  1. "Arnott, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Hometownlocator.com-Arnott, Wisconsin
  3. Sharon Zimmerman. Article in Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 14, 1882.
  4. "How the Village of Arnott got its name", Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 23, 1882.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Tomorrow River Rails to Trails"

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