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
Benoit
Benoit
Coordinates: 46°30′07″N 91°04′37″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownsKeystone, Mason
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1578756[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

  1. "Benoit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/bayfield/benoit.cfm
  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. 168.
  4. 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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