Hematite, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
45°54′33″N 88°12′34″W / 45.90917°N 88.20944°W / 45.90917; -88.20944Country United StatesState WisconsinCountyFlorenceElevation
407 m (1,335 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1577636[1]

Hematite is an unincorporated community located in the town of Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

The community was named for deposits of hematite iron ore in the area.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Hematite, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ 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. 83.
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