Coordinates: 42°56′38″N 91°08′29″W / 42.94389°N 91.14139°W / 42.94389; -91.14139

Wyalusing (community), Wisconsin

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Wyalusing, Wisconsin
Wyalusing is located in Wisconsin
Wyalusing
Wyalusing
Wyalusing is located in the United States
Wyalusing
Wyalusing
Coordinates: 42°56′38″N 91°08′29″W / 42.94389°N 91.14139°W / 42.94389; -91.14139
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyGrant
TownWyalusing
Elevation
190 m (630 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1577059[1]

Wyalusing is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wyalusing, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Pioneer Robert Glenn, Sr. is credited with naming the area "Wyalusing" after Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, because of a perceived resemblance.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Wyalusing, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gard, Robert E. The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names 2nd Edition; Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2015; p. 363