Arnott, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Arnott, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Portage
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1152
Coordinates:44.4572°N -89.4467°W
Area Codes:715 and 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1560954

Arnott is an unincorporated community located in Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is situated at the intersection of County Hwys. B and J.

History

In 1872, the Green Bay and Western Railroad laid tracks through a portion of Arnott. During 1881 and 1882, William Arnott, Joseph Bremmer, and Calvin Richmond canvassed the countryside, raising money to build a railroad depot.[2] The depot and the settlement around it were named after Arnott, a local farmer who served as chairman of the town of Stockton and the Portage County Board and who was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876.[3]

Geography

Arnott is located in central Wisconsin, approximately four miles east of Plover, four miles south-southwest of Custer, and seven miles west of Amherst (Lat: 44° 27' 26.0", Lon: -89° 26' 48.5").

Economy

Arnott has one tavern, a feed mill, a lawn equipment dealer, and an egg roll factory. It is a stopover for the Tomorrow River Trail,[4] a former railroad grade turned into a walking path and snowmobile trail.

Arnott is near the Wimme Sand & Gravel Pit, Milestone Materials' gravel pit, American Asphalt's Custer Road plant, and a traffic safety/road marking company.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/portage/arnott.cfm Hometownlocator.com-Arnott, Wisconsin
  2. Sharon Zimmerman. Article in Stevens Point Daily Journal, September 14, 1882.
  3. http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/arnott1.html "How the Village of Arnott got its name"
  4. Web site: Portage County, WI - Tomorrow River State Trail . 2009-04-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090609171156/http://www.co.portage.wi.us/parks/tomorrowRiverTrail.shtm . 2009-06-09 . "Tomorrow River Rails to Trails"