Benoit, Wisconsin
Benoit is an unincorporated community in the towns of Keystone and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is along County Highway F. Benoit is 13 miles southwest of the city of Ashland. Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 63.[2]
Benoit, Wisconsin | |
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Benoit Benoit | |
Coordinates: 46°30′07″N 91°04′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Bayfield |
Towns | Keystone, Mason |
Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1578756[1] |
History
The community was named for Antoine Benoit, a pioneer French settler.[3] Other names before Benoit included Thirty Miles Siding, Peckville, Peck and Benoitville.[4]
Notes
- "Benoit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/bayfield/benoit.cfm
- 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. 168.
- Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.
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