Pickett, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

43°54′41″N 88°43′47″W / 43.91139°N 88.72972°W / 43.91139; -88.72972Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyWinnebagoElevation

271 m (889 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

54964

Area code920GNIS feature ID1571335^[1]

Pickett is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Situated in the southwestern part of the county Pickett is located on Wisconsin Highway 44 between Ripon and Oshkosh, in the town of Utica. Pickett has a post office with ZIP code 54964.^[2]

History

The community was originally named along with its post office as Welaunee or Weelaunee in May 1850, however it was later renamed Pickett's Station after Armine Pickett, an early settler and land owner who also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the early 1860s. The name change to Pickett's Station occurred in the 1870s, with the completion of construction of the railroad. Finally, the name was changed to present-day Pickett in the year 1883.^[3]^[4]

Images

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Welcome sign

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickett, Wisconsin
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ 'History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People,' Publius Virgilius Lawson, C.F. Cooper and Cpmpany: 1908, Town of Utica, pg. 337-342
^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299309640.