Official Name: | Beetown, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Beetown |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Beetown |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 810 |
Coordinates: | 42.795°N -90.8853°W |
Area Code: | 608 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1561503 |
Beetown is an unincorporated community in the town of Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Wisconsin Highway 81 passes through the community.
The settlement was first surveyed in 1847 or 1848. The community had become prosperous by 1850, boasting three hotels, but a combination of the Gold Rush and an outbreak of cholera nearly depopulated the community.[1]
The community got its name from settler Cyrus Alexander, who discovered a 425lb block of lead under a bee tree in 1827. He named his find bee lead, which eventually became Beetown's name as well.[2]