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Fellows, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°44′53″N 89°12′03″W / 42.74806°N 89.20083°W / 42.74806; -89.20083
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Fellows, Wisconsin
Ghost town
Fellows, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Fellows, Wisconsin
Fellows, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°44′53″N 89°12′03″W / 42.74806°N 89.20083°W / 42.74806; -89.20083
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyRock
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
GNIS feature ID1834003[1]

Fellows is a ghost town in the town of Center, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

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A 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

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  1. ^ a b "Fellows, Wisconsin (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.