Silica, Wisconsin is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in the Town of Taycheedah in

Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du La ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

. It is located at the intersection of County Highway QQ and Silica Road, approximately north of St. Peter.

History

A post office called Silica was in operation from 1898 until 1904. The community was so named on account of the sandy soil,

Silica Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula , most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is ...

being the Latin word meaning "sand". Prior to being named Silica it was named Summit

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin {{FondduLacCountyWI-geo-stub