Misplaced Pages

Chittamo, Wisconsin

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
Chittamo, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Chittamo, Wisconsin is located in WisconsinChittamo, WisconsinChittamo, WisconsinShow map of WisconsinChittamo, Wisconsin is located in the United StatesChittamo, WisconsinChittamo, WisconsinShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°07′41″N 91°43′00″W / 46.12806°N 91.71667°W / 46.12806; -91.71667
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWashburn
Elevation336 m (1,102 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1577546

Chittamo (/tʃɪtəˈmoʊ/ chit-ə-MOH) is an unincorporated community located in the town of Frog Creek, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.

History

It is named for the Ojibwe word for "squirrel," which was also the name of an important Ojibwe leader who lived in the area.

Notes

  1. ^ "Chittamo, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Robert E. Gard (September 9, 2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-87020-708-2.
Municipalities and communities of Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Shell Lake
Cities
Villages
Towns
CDPs
Other
communities
Ghost town
Indian
reservation
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


Stub icon

This article about a location in Washburn County, Wisconsin is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: