Pickett, Wisconsin

Pickett is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Situated in the southwestern part of the county Pickett is located on Wisconsin Highway 44 between Ripon and Oshkosh, in the town of Utica. Pickett has a post office with ZIP code 54964.[2]

Pickett, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking north at Pickett on WIS 44
Pickett, Wisconsin
Pickett, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°54′41″N 88°43′47″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWinnebago
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54964
Area code(s)920
GNIS feature ID1571335[1]

History

The community was originally named along with its post office as Welaunee or Weelaunee in May 1850, however it was later renamed Pickett's Station after Armine Pickett, an early settler and land owner who also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the early 1860s. The name change to Pickett's Station occurred in the 1870s, with the completion of construction of the railroad. Finally, the name was changed to present-day Pickett in the year 1883.[3][4]

Images
  • Looking south
  • Welcome sign

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett, Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 'History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People,' Publius Virgilius Lawson, C.F. Cooper and Cpmpany: 1908, Town of Utica, pg. 337-342
  4. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299309640.


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