Sarona (community), Wisconsin

Sarona, Wisconsin
Sarona, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
	Sarona, Wisconsin Sarona, Wisconsin
	Coordinates: 45°42′40″N 91°48′24″W / 45.71111°N 91.80667°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Washburn
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54870
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1573728

Sarona is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sarona, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. Sarona is located on U.S. Route 53 6 miles (9.7 km) east-southeast of Shell Lake. Sarona has a post office with ZIP code 54870.^[2]

History

Sarona was founded in 1898.^[3] It was named by combining the last name of Fran Sauer (the first settler in 1898) with the Sharon plain, which the lush grass of the area suggested to the Mennonites who came the next year.^[4] A post office has been in operation in Sarona since 1899.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sarona (community), Wisconsin
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ 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. 190.
^ Gard, Ropbert E. (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870207082. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ "Washburn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sarona (community), Wisconsin

[2] ZIP Code Lookup

[history-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. 190.

[WIpn-4] Gard, Ropbert E. (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870207082. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

[5] "Washburn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Shell Lake
Cities	Shell Lake Spooner
Villages	Birchwood Minong
Towns	Barronett Bashaw Bass Lake Beaver Brook Birchwood Brooklyn Casey Chicog Crystal Evergreen Frog Creek Gull Lake Long Lake Madge Minong Sarona Spooner Springbrook Stinnett Stone Lake Trego
CDPs	Springbrook Stone Lake‡ Trego
Other communities	Beaver Brook Chicago Junction Chittamo Earl Lampson Madge Nobleton Sarona
Ghost town	Harmon
Indian reservation	Lac Courte Oreilles‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Sarona, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°42′40″N 91°48′24″W / 45.71111°N 91.80667°W / 45.71111; -91.80667
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Washburn
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54870
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1573728^[1]