Cato is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cato, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Cato is located on U.S. Route 10 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Whitelaw. U.S. Route 10 also forced the razing of much of downtown Cato.
Cato, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Downtown Cato | |
![]() ![]() Cato, Wisconsin ![]() ![]() Cato, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 44°08′34″N 87°51′40″W | |
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County | Manitowoc |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1562813[1] |
Cato was originally known as Nettle Hills due to the abundant itchy weed before being renamed after a settler's hometown, Cato, New York.[2] As a station along a train line from Manitowoc to Forest Junction, Cato averaged 8 trains a day. A school existed from the 1900s to 1930s and a Presbyterian church from then to the 1960s. The post office lasted for 128 years.
In 1992, a project to improve U.S. 10 required the purchase of the townsite and much of the downtown buildings to be razed, thus resulting in historical buildings to come down.[2]
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County seat: Manitowoc | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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