Shelby (community), Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Shelby, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community

Shelby

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Coordinates: 43°46′09″N 91°09′39″W﻿ / ﻿43.76917°N 91.16083°W﻿ / 43.76917; -91.16083
Country|  United States
State|  Wisconsin
County| La Crosse
Town| Shelby
Elevation

| 214 m (702 ft)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 608
GNIS feature ID| 1574002[1]

Shelby is an unincorporated community located in the town of Shelby, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

## History

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The community was named for the first governor of Kentucky Isaac Shelby. The first raising of the American flag in Wisconsin occurred in this community when the fort located here was taken from the British.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "Shelby, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Gard, Robert E.; Sorden, L. G. (1968). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (1st ed.). New York, NY: October House. p. 115.

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Municipalities and communities of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: La Crosse

Cities|

* La Crosse
* Onalaska

Villages|

* Bangor
* Holmen
* Rockland
* West Salem

Towns|

* Bangor
* Barre
* Burns
* Campbell
* Farmington
* Greenfield
* Hamilton
* Holland
* Medary
* Onalaska
* Shelby
* Washington

CDPs|

* Brice Prairie
* French Island
* Mindoro
* St. Joseph

Other
communities|

* Barre Mills
* Burns
* Medary
* Middle Ridge
* Midway
* New Amsterdam
* Newberg Corners
* Shelby
* Stevenstown
* West La Crosse

Indian
reservation|

* Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

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

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