Brant 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 hav ...
in the town of
Chilton,
Calumet County, Wisconsin
Calumet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,442. The county seat is Chilton. The county was created in 1836 (then in the Wisconsin Territory) and organized in 1850.
Calumet ...
, United States.
History
Brant was established in 1851 under the name of Lynn, with Chauncey Vaughn as its first postmaster.
It was renamed Brant in 1856.
Brant had a post office as of 1876.
Notable people
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Jeremiah Wallace Baldock
Jeremiah Wallace Baldock (March 11, 1842 – December 5, 1919) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in Parma, Ohio, Baldock and his parents moved to Hayton, Wisconsin, in 1852, and then settled in the town of Chilton, Calumet County, W ...
, Wisconsin State Representative and farmer, lived in Brant.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1899,' Biographical Sketch of Jeremiah Wallace Baldock, pg. 764]
References
Unincorporated communities in Calumet County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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