Official Name: | Bennett, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bennett |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Douglas |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Bennett |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1201 |
Coordinates: | 46.4486°N -91.8536°W |
Area Codes: | 715 and 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1561562 |
Bennett is an unincorporated community in the town of Bennett, Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.
The community is located 7miles north-northwest of Solon Springs; and 27 miles southeast of the city of Superior.
U.S. Highway 53, County Road L, and County Road E are three of the main routes in the community.
Bennett was named for Richard Bennett, who built a siding to his business.[1] A post office was established as Bennett Siding in 1892, and the name was changed to Bennett in 1899; the post office closed in 1984.[2]