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Loretta, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°53′08″N 90°51′11″W / 45.88556°N 90.85306°W / 45.88556; -90.85306
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Loretta, Wisconsin
Loretta, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Loretta, Wisconsin
Loretta, Wisconsin
Loretta, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Loretta, Wisconsin
Loretta, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°53′08″N 90°51′11″W / 45.88556°N 90.85306°W / 45.88556; -90.85306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountySawyer
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1579757[1]

Loretta is an unincorporated community in the town of Draper, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. Loretta is located on Wisconsin Highway 70 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Winter. It was named by Edward Hines, a lumberman, in 1892 for his wife and daughter, both named Loretta.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loretta, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.