Lakefield is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Grafton in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Lakefield is located at the intersection of County T (Lakefield Road) and County W (Port Washington Road).

Lakefield, Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Lakefield, Wisconsin
Lakefield, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°17′42″N 87°55′32″W / 43.29500°N 87.92556°W / 43.29500; -87.92556
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyOzaukee
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1567768[1]

History

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Lakefield took its name from the nearby lake and fields.[4]

The Lakefield area was once home to several octagonal barns built by Ernst Clausing, an immigrant from Saxony. Clausing built them in the 1890s.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Lakefield, Ozaukee Co". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Play the Name Game in Ozaukee". The Milwaukee Sentinel. September 4, 1967. pp. Part 5, Page 1. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Bertha Kitchell Whyte, "Octagonal Houses and Barns". Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 42-46 (1950) http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19240&CISOSHOW=19218&REC=4
  6. ^ Ozaukee County. Octagonal Barns.