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Landstad, Wisconsin
Landstad is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lessor, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Landstad is located on Wisconsin Highway 47 south of Bonduel. The Landstad post office was established by its first postmaster, Sven G. Morgan, in June 1882 and discontinued in 1902. The community was likely named for Magnus Brostrup Landstad, a popular poet and hymnal writer at the time. Images File:Landstad Wisconsin Sign WIS47.jpg, Sign for Landstad on WIS 47 State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a state highway in the northeastern and northern parts of the US state of Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes reg ... File:Landstad Wisconsin Downtown Looking East.jpg, Looking east in Landstad References Unincorporated communities in Shawano County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{ShawanoCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Counties In Wisconsin
There are 72 County (United States), counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The land that eventually became Wisconsin was transferred from British to American control with the 1783 signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783), Treaty of Paris. It was an unorganized part of the Northwest Territory until 1802 when all of the land from St. Louis north to the Canadian border was organized as St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County. When Illinois was admitted to the union in 1818, Wisconsin became part of the Territory of Michigan and divided into two counties: Brown County, Wisconsin, Brown County in the northeast along Lake Michigan and Crawford County, Wisconsin, Crawford County in the southwest along the Mississippi River. Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa County was formed in 1829 from the Crawford County land south of the Wisconsin River. Brown County's southern portion was used to form Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County in 1834. The state of Wisconsin was created from Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano County ( ; originally Shawanaw County) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 40,881. Its county seat is Shawano, Wisconsin, Shawano. Shawano County is included in the Shawano, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay–Shawano, WI Green Bay metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. History Its name is from a modified Ojibwa term meaning "southern"; it was the southern boundary of the Ojibwa nation. A Menominee chief named ''Sawanoh'' led a band that lived in the area. Many citizens of Shawano believe the lake, county, and city (Town of Shawanaw founded 1853 and changed to Shawano in 1856), were named after Chief Sawanoh. A historical marker placed in 1958 near the lake along Highway 22 states the lake was named as the southern boundary of Chippewa (Ojibwe) territory. Various historical recordings of the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Time Zone
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is UTC−06:00, six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 715 And 534
Area codes 715 and 534 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The numbering plan area (NPA) comprises most of the northern part of the state. 715 was one of the original North American area codes created in 1947, while 534 was added in 2010 as an additional code for the same numbering plan area to form an overlay plan. History In October 1947, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) published the first nationwide telephone numbering plan in coordination with independent telephone operators. North America was mapped into eighty-six numbering plan areas (NPAs) and each assigned a unique three-digit area code. Wisconsin was divided into two NPAs. Its northern part received area code 715, while the rest was assigned area code 414. As each NPA could initially only host about 500 central offices with 10,000 lines each, NPAs would be split over time to avoid code exhaustion or improve routing efficiency. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lessor, Wisconsin
Lessor is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,112 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Briarton and Landstad are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Frazer Corners is also partially located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km2), of which, 35.9 square miles (93.0 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of it (0.61%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,112 people, 378 households, and 298 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.0 people per square mile (12.0/km2). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 11.2 per square mile (4.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population. There wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 20th-largest state by population and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 23rd-largest by area. It has List of counties in Wisconsin, 72 counties. Its List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, most populous city is Milwaukee; its List of capitals in the United States, capital and second-most populous city is Madison, Wisconsin, Madison. Other urban areas include Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities. Geography of Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Highway 47
State Trunk Highway 47 (often called Highway 47, STH-47 or WIS 47) is a State highway#United States, state highway in the northeastern and northern parts of the US state of Wisconsin that runs in a diagonal northwest–southeast from Menasha, Wisconsin, Menasha to Manitowish, Wisconsin, Manitowish. Route description The southern terminus of WIS 47 is at Wisconsin Highway 114, WIS 114 at the corner of Third and De Pere streets in Menasha. Of the route, about are cosigned with other highways. From south to north, WIS 47 is aligned with Wisconsin Highway 29, WIS 29 from south of Bonduel, Wisconsin, Bonduel to south of Shawano, Wisconsin, Shawano, Wisconsin Highway 55, WIS 55 from south of Bonduel to Keshena, Wisconsin, Keshena. After a solo segment, WIS 47 follows U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin, US Highway 45 (US 45) from south of Antigo, Wisconsin, Antigo to Monico, Wisconsin, Monico and U.S. Route 8, US 8 from Monico to Rhinelander, Wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonduel, Wisconsin
Bonduel is a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,417 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and 1,478 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History As founded, the community did not have an officially agreed upon name. Some early news reports called it Hartland Corners, presumably in reference to the surrounding town, named Hartland, Shawano County, Wisconsin, Hartland. The name Bonduel was not established for the community until an application for a post office was made in 1864, at which point "Hartland" was rejected as already being in use as a village name in Wisconsin. Therefore, the village was named Bonduel when the post office was created. The village is named after a Society of Jesus, Jesuit missionary, the Rev. Florimond Bonduel, who served Wisconsin parishes and who worked with the Menominee Indian American, Indians, helping them settle on their newly created Menominee Indian Reservation, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms (such as passport applications), and processing government services and fees (such as road tax, Postal savings system, postal savings, or bank fees). The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster. During the 19th century, when the postal deliveries were made, it would often be delivered to public places. For example, it would be sent to bars and/or general store. This would often be delivered with newspapers and those who were expecting a post would go into town to pick up the mail, along with anything that was needed to be picked up in town. Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
