Ballou, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°19′03″N 90°35′05″W / 46.31750°N 90.58472°W / 46.31750; -90.58472Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyAshlandTownMorseElevation
434 m (1,424 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area codes715 & 534GNIS feature ID1577501[1]

Ballou is an unincorporated community located in the town of Morse, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was established around 1890 by the Wisconsin Central railroad. It was named for Miner H. Ballou, the treasurer and general manager of the Menasha Paper Company and a director of the railroad.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Ballou, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
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