Fellows is a ghost town in the town of Center, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Fellows, Wisconsin | |
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Ghost town | |
Coordinates: 42°44′53″N 89°12′03″W / 42.74806°N 89.20083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Rock |
Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 1834003[1] |
History
editA post office called Fellows was established in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[2] The community was named for a local land owner.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Fellows, Wisconsin (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ 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. 70.