Bigpatch, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
42°40′00″N 90°28′34″W / 42.66667°N 90.47611°W / 42.66667; -90.47611Bigpatch or Big Patch (formerly Kaysville)[1] is an unincorporated community located in the town of Smelser, in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] Welsh miners in the area named the community for a “patch” of lead ore nearby.[1]
Notable people
- George Cabanis, Wisconsin State Assembly
- Arthur W. Kopp, United States House of Representatives
Notes
- ^ a b Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.
- ^ "Bigpatch, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Bigpatch, Wisconsin
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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Lancaster
- Beetown
- Bloomington
- Boscobel
- Cassville
- Castle Rock
- Clifton
- Ellenboro
- Fennimore
- Glen Haven
- Harrison
- Hazel Green
- Hickory Grove
- Jamestown
- Liberty
- Lima
- Little Grant
- Marion
- Millville
- Mount Hope
- Mount Ida
- Muscoda
- North Lancaster
- Paris
- Patch Grove
- Platteville
- Potosi
- Smelser
- South Lancaster
- Waterloo
- Watterstown
- Wingville
- Woodman
- Wyalusing
- Glen Haven
- Kieler
- Sandy Hook
communities
- Arthur
- Beetown
- Bigpatch
- British Hollow
- Brodtville
- Buena Vista
- Burton
- Castle Rock
- Centerville
- Cornelia
- Diamond Grove
- Ellenboro
- Elmo
- Fair Play
- Five Points
- Flora Fountain
- Georgetown
- Hickory Grove
- Homer
- Hurricane
- Lancaster Junction
- Louisburg
- McCartney
- Millville
- Mount Ida
- North Andover
- Prairie Corners
- Preston
- Rockville
- Rutledge
- Saint Rose
- Shady Dell
- Sinsinawa
- Stitzer
- Union
- Van Buren
- Werley
- Wyalusing
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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