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Leyden is an unincorporated community located in the town of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Leyden, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Leyden, Wisconsin
Leyden, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°43′51″N 89°07′44″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyRock
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
GNIS feature ID1568004[1]

History


A post office called Leyden was established in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[2] The community was named after Leiden, in the Netherlands.[3]


Notes


  1. "Leyden, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 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. 91.


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