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Silica, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Taycheedah in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of County Highway QQ and Silica Road, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of St. Peter.[2][3]

Silica, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Looking south toward Silica, Wisconsin
Silica, Wisconsin
Silica, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 88°20′30″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Elevation
300 m (984 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)920
GNIS feature ID1574094[1]

History


A post office called Silica was in operation from 1898 until 1904.[4] The community was so named on account of the sandy soil, Silica being the Latin word meaning "sand".[5]

Prior to being named Silica it was named Summit


Notes


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Location of Silica, Wisconsin". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. "Silica, Fond du Lac Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
  4. "Fond du Lac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. 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. 124.


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