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Arnott, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

44°27′26″N 89°26′48″W / 44.45722°N 89.44667°W / 44.45722; -89.44667Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyPortageElevation

351 m (1,152 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area codes715 and 534GNIS feature ID1560954^[1]

Arnott is an unincorporated community located in Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1]^[2] It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J.

History

In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside, raising money to build a railroad depot.^[3] The depot and the settlement around it were named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.^[4]

Geography

Arnott is located in central Wisconsin, approximately four miles east of Plover, four miles south-southwest of Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").

Economy

Arnott has one tavern, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. It is a stopover for the Tomorrow River Trail,^[5] a former railroad grade turned into a walking path and snowmobile trail.

Arnott is near the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.

Notable people

Charles Page, philanthropist

References

^ ^a ^b "Arnott, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Hometownlocator.com-Arnott, Wisconsin
^ Sharon Zimmerman. Article in Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 14, 1882.
^ "How the Village of Arnott got its name", Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 23, 1882.
^ "Portage County, WI - Tomorrow River State Trail". Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009. "Tomorrow River Rails to Trails"