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Columbia, Wisconsin

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Columbia, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyClark
TownHewett
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1563277[1]

Columbia is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hewett, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Columbia was established in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[2] The community was named after the song "Hail, Columbia."[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Columbia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 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. 171.