Official Name: | La Rue, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sauk |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 879 |
Coordinates: | 43.4361°N -89.8894°W |
Area Code: | 608 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1577687 |
La Rue is a small unincorporated community in the town of Freedom, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located on a spur line of the former Chicago and North Western Railway. Heritage railway excursions from the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, in North Freedom, Wisconsin, go through La Rue.
The community was named for W. G. La Rue, who held local mining interests.[2]