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Coordinates: 42°40′00″N 90°28′34″W / 42.66667°N 90.47611°W / 42.66667; -90.47611
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Bigpatch, Wisconsin
unincorporated community
Bigpatch is located in Wisconsin
Bigpatch
Bigpatch
Bigpatch is located in the United States
Bigpatch
Bigpatch
Coordinates: 42°40′00″N 90°28′34″W / 42.66667°N 90.47611°W / 42.66667; -90.47611
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyGrant
TownSmelser
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608

Bigpatch or Big Patch (formerly Kaysville)[1] is an unincorporated community located in the town of Smelser, in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Welsh miners in the area named the community for a “patch” of lead ore nearby.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.
  2. ^ "Bigpatch, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Bigpatch, Wisconsin


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