Yellowstone, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Yellowstone, Wisconsin
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Yellowstone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lafayette
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Fayette
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:912
Coordinates:42.7983°N -89.9703°W
Area Code:608
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1577897

Yellowstone is an unincorporated community in the town of Fayette in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.

History

Zenas H. Gurley, Sr. led a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) in the 1850s in Yellowstone.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.centerplace.org/history/ch/v3ch09.htm The Yellowstone, Wisconsin Latter Day Saints conference of 1852
  2. http://www.centerplace.org/history/misc/soc/soc42.htm Zenas Gurley and Yellowstone, Wisconsin