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Ghost town in Wisconsin, United States
Kurth, Wisconsin
Ghost town
Kurth is located in WisconsinKurthKurth
Coordinates: 44°34′27″N 90°29′48″W / 44.57417°N 90.49667°W / 44.57417; -90.49667
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyClark
TownGrant
Elevation1,079 ft (329 m)
GNIS feature ID1837683

Kurth is a ghost town in the town of Grant, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. Kurth is 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Granton. The community appeared on USGS maps as late as 1954.

History

The community was named for Robert Kurth, a grain merchant.

Notes

  1. ^ "Kurth (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 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. 180.
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County seat: Neillsville
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