Harmony, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°05′57″N 87°49′11″W / 45.09917°N 87.81972°W / 45.09917; -87.81972
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Harmony, Wisconsin
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1566072[2]

Harmony (formerly Harmony Corners)[1][3] is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Harmony is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Peshtigo.[4]

Geography

Harmony, 1912 map detail

Harmony is located at the intersection of County Highways D and DD[5] at an elevation of 699 feet (213 m).[1] It is connected by road to Peshtigo to the southeast and Marinette to the east (via Highway 64).[5] The intersection of County Highway D and Highway 64 approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west-northwest of Harmony was formerly known as Gould's Corners[6][7] after a farm located there owned by Addison Norris Gould (1850–1925).

History

A post office was established in Harmony in 1885 and James H. Potter (1827–1905) was appointed postmaster.[8][9] A cheese factory formerly operated in Harmony.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Harmony, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmony, Marinette County, Wisconsin
  3. ^ Standard Atlas of Marinette County Wisconsin Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County. Chicago: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. 1912. p. 68.
  4. ^ Marinette County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Porterfield Quadrangle Wisconsin, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
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  7. ^ Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Marinette County. Marinette, WI: Board of Supervisors. 1909. p. 65.
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