Bagdad, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Bagdad, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Ghost Town
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Forest
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:1535
Coordinates:45.6561°N -88.7036°W

Bagdad was a settlement and railroad stop located in northern Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.

Bagdad was located to the southeast of Newald and west of Laona Junction, in what is now the town of Caswell.[2] Bagdad was located on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and was mentioned in a court case between the railroad and the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin in 1914.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laona Quadrangle, 1:48000 Topographical Map . 1939 . USGS .
  2. The Geographical Pub. Co. . Wisconsin . 1912 . 7D . 2011-08-31 .
  3. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company and another v. Railroad Commission of Wisconsin . 158 . . April 14-October 6, 1914 . https://books.google.com/books?id=z1VbAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA102 .