Bigpatch, Wisconsin

Bigpatch or Big Patch (formerly Kaysville)[1] is an unincorporated community located in the town of Smelser, in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Welsh miners in the area named the community for a “patch” of lead ore nearby.[1]

Bigpatch, Wisconsin
Bigpatch
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Coordinates: 42°40′00″N 90°28′34″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyGrant
TownSmelser
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608

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Notes

  1. Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.
  2. "Bigpatch, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Bigpatch, Wisconsin


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