Glendale (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin

Glendale is an unincorporated community in the town of Glendale, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°46′56″N 90°20′44″W / 43.78222°N 90.34556°W / 43.78222; -90.34556
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMonroe
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1565569[1]

History

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A post office called Glendale was established in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926.[2] The name Glendale was selected by an early settler from a book he had read.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Glendale (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 18, 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. 78.