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Leonards, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownCable
Elevation
1,306 ft (398 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1579645[1]

Leonards is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Leonard was in operation from 1899 until 1905.[2] The community was named for F. C. Leonard, a businessperson in the logging industry.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Leonards, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 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. 181.


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