Harmony, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Harmony, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community

Harmony, Wisconsin

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Harmony, Wisconsin

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Coordinates: 45°05′57″N 87°49′11″W﻿ / ﻿45.09917°N 87.81972°W﻿ / 45.09917; -87.81972
Country|  United States
State|  Wisconsin
County| Marinette
Elevation

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| 213 m (699 ft)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)| 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID| 1566072[2]

Harmony (formerly Harmony Corners)[1][3] is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Harmony is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Peshtigo.[4]

## Geography

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Harmony, 1912 map detail

Harmony is located at the intersection of County Highways D and DD[5] at an elevation of 699 feet (213 m).[1] It is connected by road to Peshtigo to the southeast and Marinette to the east (via Highway 64).[5] The intersection of County Highway D and Highway 64 approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west-northwest of Harmony was formerly known as Gould's Corners[6][7] after a farm located there owned by Addison Norris Gould (1850–1925).

## History

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A post office was established in Harmony in 1885 and James H. Potter (1827–1905) was appointed postmaster.[8][9] A cheese factory formerly operated in Harmony.[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Harmony, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmony, Marinette County, Wisconsin
3. ^ Standard Atlas of Marinette County Wisconsin Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1912. p. 68.
4. ^ Marinette County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
5. ^ a b Porterfield Quadrangle Wisconsin, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
6. ^ "Planning Monument to Andrew Eklund". Green Bay Press Gazette. April 19, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved March 7, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Marinette County. Marinette, WI: Board of Supervisors. 1909. p. 65.
8. ^ "Postal Bulletin. Changes". The Inter Ocean. January 12, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved August 15, 2014 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Postoffices Established". Griggs County Courier. January 23, 1885. p. 6. Retrieved December 13, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Harmony Corners' Cheese Factory Changes Hands". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 13, 1925. p. 25. Retrieved December 14, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.

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Municipalities and communities of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Marinette

Cities|

* Marinette
* Niagara
* Peshtigo

Villages|

* Coleman
* Crivitz
* Pound
* Wausaukee

Towns|

* Amberg
* Athelstane
* Beaver
* Beecher
* Dunbar
* Goodman
* Grover
* Lake
* Middle Inlet
* Niagara
* Pembine
* Peshtigo
* Porterfield
* Pound
* Silver Cliff
* Stephenson
* Wagner
* Wausaukee

CDPs|

* Amberg
* Dunbar
* Goodman
* Pembine

Unincorporated
communities|

* Athelstane
* Bagley Junction
* Beaver
* Beecher
* Beecher Lake
* Cedarville
* County Line‡
* Goll
* Harmony
* Kremlin
* Loomis
* May Corner
* McAllister
* Menekaunee
* Middle Inlet
* Miles
* Packard
* Porterfield
* Rubys Corner
* Sweetheart City
* Wagner
* Walsh
* White Pine Haven
* Wilcox

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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