Grimms, Wisconsin

Grimms is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Grimms, Wisconsin
Grimms, Wisconsin
Grimms, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°08′46″N 87°54′06″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyManitowoc
Elevation
260 m (840 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)920
GNIS feature ID1577623[1]

History

A post office called Grimms was established in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[2] Grimms was named in honor of a local pioneer settler.[3]

Notable people

Notes

  1. "Grimms, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Manitowoc County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. 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. 80.
  4. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas Gleeson, pg. 515


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