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Ipswich, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°42′27″N 90°24′37″W / 42.70750°N 90.41028°W / 42.70750; -90.41028
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Ipswich, Wisconsin
Ipswich is located in Wisconsin
Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is located in the United States
Ipswich
Ipswich
Coordinates: 42°42′27″N 90°24′37″W / 42.70750°N 90.41028°W / 42.70750; -90.41028
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyLafayette
TownElk Grove
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1577658[1]

Ipswich is an unincorporated community located in the town of Elk Grove, Wisconsin, Lafayette County Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

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A post office called Ipswich was established in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[2] The community was named after the town of Ipswich in England via Ipswich, Massachusetts.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Ipswich, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Lafayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ^ 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. 86.