Yankeetown is an unincorporated community in the town of Clayton, Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States, approximately two miles southwest of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 131.[1]
Yankeetown, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Yankeetown Yankeetown | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′48″N 90°47′52″W | |
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| County | Crawford |
| Town | Clayton |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2760638[1] |
The cemetery there (still extant) was established around 1861; it is the oldest in the town of Clayton. In 1870 there was a schoolhouse there, which was used for services by a newly organized congregation of the Disciples of Christ.[2]
William Henry Evans, a farmer, lawyer, and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, lived in Yankeetown.[3]
The Yankeetown post office ceased to be listed in the Wisconsin Blue Book as of the 1883 edition.
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County seat: Prairie du Chien | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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