Silica, Wisconsin

Silica, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community

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Silica, Wisconsin
Silica, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 88°20′30″W / 43.85028°N 88.34167°W / 43.85028; -88.34167Coordinates: 43°51′01″N 88°20′30″W / 43.85028°N 88.34167°W / 43.85028; -88.34167
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Fond du Lac
Elevation 984 ft (300 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1574094[1]

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]

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]

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. ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=4139
  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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